{"id":2331193,"date":"2024-08-26T16:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T20:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-on-preparing-for-first-debate-with-harris-im-not-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T16:58:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T20:58:31","slug":"trump-on-preparing-for-first-debate-with-harris-im-not-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-on-preparing-for-first-debate-with-harris-im-not-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump on preparing for first debate with Harris: \u2018I\u2019m not\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-on-preparing-for-first-debate-with-harris-im-not-washington-examiner%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=2331193&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 recently stated that he\u2063 is not actively preparing \u200bfor his upcoming debate\u2063 against Vice President\u2063 Kamala Harris scheduled\u2064 for September\u2063 10. Speaking to reporters \u200bin Virginia, \u2064Trump expressed his belief that \u2063his long \u200dexperience has inherently prepared him for such events. He mentioned, \u201cI\u2019m not \u2064spending a lot of time on it,\u201d asserting that years of\u2062 knowledge cannot be crammed in a short period and emphasizing his confidence in his understanding\u200c of the subjects that will be discussed. Additionally, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvey-weinstein-advisers-secret-role-in-biden-wh-raises-ethics-concerns\/\" title=\"Harvey Weinstein Adviser\u2019s Secret Role in Biden WH Raises Ethics Concerns\">senior communications adviser<\/a> \u200dechoed \u200cthis sentiment, indicating that \u200cTrump&#8217;s \u2062frequent interactions with \u200cthe \u2063media\u200b serve as his preparation. The debate, set to \u2063take place on ABC News, raises questions regarding Trump&#8217;s \u2062level of commitment to \u200cpreparation, particularly as he framed his approach in a dismissive tone toward the media.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump on preparing for first debate with Harris: &lsquo;I&rsquo;m not&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1738393\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> isn&rsquo;t losing sleep over a scheduled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> with Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> this September as the country awaits the two&rsquo;s first matchup.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>While speaking to the press in Virginia on Monday, Trump said he&rsquo;s not actively preparing for the debate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not, really, I&rsquo;m not. I&rsquo;m not spending a lot of time on it. I think my whole life, I&rsquo;ve been preparing for a debate,&rdquo; Trump said during an appearance at a Vietnamese restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Basically, you have to be real. You can&rsquo;t cram 30 years of knowledge in your head in one week,&rdquo; the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-approves-executive-order-for-sanctions-on-myanmar-officials-in-response-to-military-coup\/\" title=\"Biden Approves Executive Order For Sanctions On Myanmar Officials In Response To Military Coup\">president continued<\/a>. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s a little debate prep, but I&rsquo;ve always done it more or less the same way. You have to know your subject. And I think I know it better than anybody.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trump during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-call-double-standard-on-greenes-committee-removals-point-to-omar-remarks\/\" title=\"Republicans Call Double Standard on Greene\u2019s Committee Removals, Point to Omar Remarks\">campaign stop<\/a> at Truong Tien restaurant in the Eden Center, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Falls Church, Virginia. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A senior communications adviser to Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-not-preparing-kamala-harris-debate-election-1944437\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> the former president has &ldquo;been preparing all his life, and he regularly interacts with the press, which is a form of getting ready, something comrade Kamala refuses to do,&rdquo; in comments to <em>Newsweek<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and Harris are set to go head-to-head in an ABC News debate on Sept. 10. Recent remarks from Trump indicate the pair&rsquo;s faceoff could be up in the air.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I watched ABC FAKE NEWS this morning, both lightweight reporter Jonathan Carl&rsquo;s(K?) ridiculous and biased interview of Tom Cotton (who was fantastic!), and their so-called Panel of Trump Haters, and I ask, why would I do the Debate against Kamala Harris on that network?&rdquo; he posted on Truth Social Sunday evening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Stay tuned!!!&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Harris is reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3133999\/harris-team-fighting-muted-mics-abc-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fighting<\/a> to reverse a debate rule pushed by President Joe Biden&lsquo;s campaign in his first and only debate against Trump. A <em>Politico<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/08\/26\/kamala-harris-donald-trump-debate-abc-microphones-00176294\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>report<\/a> alleged the Harris campaign wants to have live microphones for both candidates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A senior adviser to the Harris campaign said Monday that &ldquo;our understanding is that Trump&rsquo;s handlers prefer the muted microphone because they don&rsquo;t think their candidate can act presidential for 90 minutes on his own.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1738393\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1738393\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump on getting ready for his first debate with Harris: &#8216;I&#8217;m not&#8217; Former President Donald Trump is not particularly concerned about the upcoming debate with Vice President Kamala Harris scheduled for this September. During a press event in Virginia on Monday, he stated that he isn&#8217;t putting much effort into preparing for the debate. &#8220;I\u2019m not really preparing; I\u2019m not spending a lot of time on it. I feel like I&#8217;ve been preparing my whole life for debates,&#8221; Trump remarked at a Vietnamese restaurant. He added, &#8220;You can&#8217;t cram 30 years of knowledge into your head in just one week.&#8221; While he acknowledged some minimal preparation, he emphasized that knowing the subject matter is key and expressed confidence in his expertise. A senior communications advisor to Trump noted that the former president has been preparing throughout his life and regularly engages with the media as part of his preparation\u2014something they claim Harris avoids doing. The two are set to face off in an ABC News debate on September 10, although Trump&#8217;s recent comments suggest uncertainty about participating due to concerns over the network&#8217;s coverage. Meanwhile, reports indicate that Harris is advocating for live microphones during the debate, contrary to rules established by Biden&#8217;s campaign during their previous encounter with Trump. A senior adviser from her campaign mentioned that Trump&#8217;s team seems to prefer muted microphones because they doubt he can maintain a presidential demeanor for 90 minutes without assistance. The Washington Examiner has reached out to Trump&#8217;s campaign for further comment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2331194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-E-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[38365,4021,3634],"class_list":["post-2331193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-debate-preparation","tag-harris","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-E-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331193","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2331193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2331194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}