{"id":2326457,"date":"2024-08-18T20:16:40","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T00:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reportedly-brings-in-ghost-of-kamalas-past-to-help-prep-for-upcoming-debate\/"},"modified":"2024-08-18T20:22:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T00:22:25","slug":"trump-reportedly-brings-in-ghost-of-kamalas-past-to-help-prep-for-upcoming-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reportedly-brings-in-ghost-of-kamalas-past-to-help-prep-for-upcoming-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Reportedly Brings in Ghost of Kamala&#8217;s Past to Help Prep for Upcoming Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-reportedly-brings-in-ghost-of-kamalas-past-to-help-prep-for-upcoming-debate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2326457&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump is enlisting the help\u200d of Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic lawmaker and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-people-react-at-tucker-carlson-forum-with-2024-candidates\/\" title=\"People react to 2024 candidates at Tucker Carlson forum.\">presidential\u200d candidate<\/a>, to prepare \u200cfor his upcoming \u2063debate against\u200c Vice \u200bPresident Kamala Harris on September 10, \u2064hosted by \u200cABC News. Trump is aiming for\u200d a more comprehensive debate\u200c strategy and\u200c seeks additional debates, including one\u2063 on Fox News, though Harris has only \u200bcommitted to this \u200done.<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard\u2019s involvement is notable as she has prior experience in debates against Harris, having successfully challenged her record during\u200b the 2020 Democratic primary. Trump&#8217;s\u2064 campaign press secretary emphasized that while Trump does\u2062 not\u200b engage in\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-lucky-flip-for-trump-former-president-gets-last-word-at-debate\/\" title=\"Trump lucks out with final word at debate\">traditional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-of-bidens-top-advisers-leaves-white-house-to-shill-for-corporate-america\/\" title=\"One Of Biden\u2019s Top Advisers Leaves White House To Shill For Corporate America\">debate preparation<\/a><\/a>, he values Gabbard&#8217;s insights \u200das a former congresswoman and a\u200b woman,\u2063 given Trump\u2019s\u2063 repeat competition\u2064 against a female candidate. \u2062Gabbard has previously criticized Harris for her record as a prosecutor, \u200dmaking\u2064 her a \u200dkey adviser as Trump prepares for the \u2062debates. Gabbard&#8217;s \u2062ability to provide direct\u2063 critiques \u200bof Harris will be particularly useful, as she\u2062 once confronted Harris over her criminal justice record during their previous\u2063 debates.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump has brought in former Democratic lawmaker and presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard to help in his debate preparation against Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and Harris are set to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/everything-riding-sept-10-debate-trump-needs-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">face off on Sept. 10<\/a>, with ABC News hosting the event.<\/p>\n<p>Trump would like to see two more debates, including one on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fox-news-sends-debate-challenge-trump-harris-campaigns-given-race-changed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, but Harris has so far only committed to one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/16\/us\/politics\/trump-debate-tulsi-gabbard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> reported that Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Gabbard&rsquo;s debate prep involvement.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt said in an  to the Times that Trump has &ldquo;proven to be one of the best debaters in political history as evidenced by his knockout blow to Joe Biden. He does not need traditional debate prep but will continue to meet with respected policy advisers and effective communicators like Tulsi Gabbard, who successfully dominated Kamala Harris on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-barr-should-have-stepped-up-president-trump-goes-off-on-bill-barr-over-his-silence-on-hunter-biden-video\/\" title=\"\u201cBill Barr Should Have Stepped Up!\u201d \u2013 President Trump Goes Off on Bill Barr over His Silence on Hunter Biden (VIDEO)\">debate stage<\/a> in 2020.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The Times noted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tulsi-gabbard-asked-vp-gop-ticket-2024-think-every-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gabbard<\/a> brings some key qualities in her role of helping Trump prepare for his debate against Harris.<\/p>\n<p>They include: &ldquo;She&rsquo;s a woman, at a moment when Mr. Trump is for a second time facing a woman as his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scaros-think-biden-has-no-chance-in-2024-dont-forget-jimmy-carter-in-1980\/\" title=\"Don&#039;t underestimate Biden in 2024, just like Carter in 1980.\">general election rival<\/a>; she&rsquo;s a former House member, giving her policy experience; and, perhaps most importantly for Mr. Trump, she has been on a debate stage with Ms. Harris and delivered a stinging attack against her record as a prosecutor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard had some stand-out moments against Harris when the two d the Democratic presidential primary debate stage during the 2020 election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2019, Gabbard said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-grand-plan-offer-new-home-buyers-free-25000-getting-ripped-shreds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harris<\/a>, who served as California&rsquo;s attorney general and as district attorney in San Francisco, &ldquo;put over 1,500 people in jail for marijuana violations and then laughed about it when she was asked if she ever smoked marijuana.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Further, the then-congresswoman accused Harris of trying to obstruct an appeals court from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/kamala-harris-cooper-death-row-case-california-san-francisco-prosecutor-attorney-general-1929773\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">considering new DNA evidence<\/a> that would have let an innocent man on death row go free until a court &ldquo;forced her to do so.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Trump has brought in Tulsi Gabbard to advise him ahead of the debates against Kamala Harris according to the NYT.<\/p>\n<p>The development is likely in response to the time Gabbard absolutely demolished Harris during the CNN debate in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has &ldquo;proven to be one of the best&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hhimbD1hX4\">pic.twitter.com\/hhimbD1hX4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1824500378483970542?\">August 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2018\/05\/17\/opinion\/sunday\/kevin-cooper-california-death-row.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported in 2018<\/a> that the case of Kevin Cooper &ldquo;is the story of a broken justice system. It appears that an innocent man was framed by sheriff&rsquo;s deputies and is on death row in part because of dishonest cops, sensational media coverage and flawed political leaders&mdash;including Democrats like [Gov. Jerry] Brown and Kamala Harris&hellip;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris responded to the Gabbard&rsquo;s allegation saying that she was &ldquo;proud of making a decision to not just give fancy speeches, or be in a legislative body and give speeches on the floor, but actually doing the work.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tulsi-gabbard-defends-marine-corps-vet-daniel-penny-protector-mindset-isnt-tossed-aside-uniform-taken-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gabbard<\/a> asserted, &ldquo;The bottom line is, Senator Harris, when you were in a position to make a difference and an impact in these people&rsquo;s lives,&nbsp; you did not.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And the people who suffered under your reign as prosecutor &mdash; you owe them an apology,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>The Times reported that Trump does not do traditional debate prep, but ahead of his June 27 face-off with Biden, &ldquo;he sat with advisers for blocks of time or informally on plane trips and discussed potential topics and lines of questioning. In more formal sessions at Mar-a-Lago, aides have sat in chairs opposite him, playing the role of moderators.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Presumably, Gabbard, who <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TulsiGabbard\/status\/1579788950696185859\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">left the Democratic Party<\/a> to become an independent in 2022, will advise Trump in this way, but one could foresee her perhaps taking on the role of Harris in some back-and-forth exchanges.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The debate is scheduled for September 10 and will be hosted by ABC News. While Trump hopes to arrange two additional debates, including one on Fox News, Harris has only agreed to participate in this single event. According to a report from The New York Times, Trump&#8217;s campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Gabbard&#8217;s involvement in the preparation process. Leavitt stated that Trump has demonstrated exceptional debating skills throughout his political career, particularly highlighted by his performance against Joe Biden. She emphasized that while he doesn&#8217;t require traditional debate training, he will continue consulting with respected policy experts and effective communicators like Gabbard\u2014who notably challenged Harris during their 2020 debate.<\/p>\n<p>The Times pointed out that Gabbard possesses several key attributes beneficial for Trump&#8217;s preparation: she is a woman facing him as an opponent once again; she has legislative experience as a former House member; and crucially, she has previously debated Harris directly and effectively criticized her record as a prosecutor. During their exchanges on stage in the 2020 Democratic primary debates, Gabbard made significant points against Harris regarding her past actions as California&#8217;s attorney general.<\/p>\n<p>In response to allegations made by Gabbard about her prosecutorial record\u2014including claims related to marijuana convictions and obstructing justice\u2014Harris defended herself by stating her pride in taking action rather than merely delivering speeches. However, Gabbard countered that when it mattered most during her tenure as prosecutor, Harris failed to make impactful decisions for those affected.<\/p>\n<p>The Times also noted that while Trump typically does not engage in conventional debate preparations\u2014preferring informal discussions with advisors or mock sessions at Mar-a-Lago\u2014Gabbard may take on an active role similar to that of Harris during practice exchanges leading up to the debate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2326458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-at-Bedminster.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38373,38493,32438,32504,3634],"class_list":["post-2326457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-debate-prep","tag-ghosts","tag-kamala-harris","tag-political-strategy","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-at-Bedminster.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2326457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326457\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2326458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}