{"id":2338826,"date":"2024-09-09T16:01:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T20:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-harris-and-trump-are-preparing-for-debate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-09T16:07:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T20:07:53","slug":"how-harris-and-trump-are-preparing-for-debate-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-harris-and-trump-are-preparing-for-debate-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"How Harris and Trump are preparing for debate &#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\">22<\/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%2Fhow-harris-and-trump-are-preparing-for-debate-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=2338826&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>Vice President Kamala \u2064Harris and \u200bformer President Donald Trump are \u200cfinalizing their \u2062preparations for their first debate, which will take place on Tuesday night. While Trump has stated that \u2062he does not feel the need to prepare extensively \u2064for debates,\u2062 Harris has been engaged in a &#8220;debate camp&#8221; in Pittsburgh, bracing herself for personal\u2062 attacks and strategizing on how to \u2062counter Trump&#8217;s typical inaccuracies. She is utilizing Democratic consultant Philippe Reines, who previously helped Hillary Clinton prepare for her \u2062debates against Trump. <\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Trump has opted for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-know-youre-testifying-under-oath-here-cruz-corners-biden-doj-nominee-on-defunding-the-police\/\" title=\"\u2018You Know You\u2019re Testifying Under Oath Here\u2019: Cruz Corners Biden DOJ Nominee On Defunding The Police\">policy discussions<\/a> with his campaign staff instead of mock debates, spending time at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. His team asserts that he is effectively prepared\u200b for the\u2062 debate by focusing on Harris\u2019s positions rather than rehearsing debate exchanges. With Trump&#8217;s\u200b extensive debate experience, there is anticipation that he will\u2064 be ready for the \u2062showdown.  <\/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\">How Harris and Trump are preparing for debate<\/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_1756314\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> and former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> are not making any public appearances on Monday as they wrap up their final preparations before their first and possibly only debate on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump has previously indicated he does not need to prepare for debates, while Harris has been in Pennsylvania preparing for the event for days. The two will face each other for the first time at the ABC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3145864\/how-watch-first-presidential-debate-harris-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>presidential debate<\/a> at 9 p.m. Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s how each candidate has prepared for the event.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harris&rsquo;s preparation&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>Harris has been staying in a hotel in downtown Pittsburgh following a campaign visit there last week for an intensive &ldquo;debate camp.&rdquo; She has been <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/debate-prep-harris-trump-abc-c34170599af4f51925f8dc4753e06e8d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>preparing<\/a> for personal attacks from Trump and figuring out ways to counter factual misrepresentations he typically offers in these settings.<\/p>\n<p>Harris is using Democratic consultant Philippe Reines, a longtime aide to Hillary Clinton, to act as the former president during their preparations. He played the role of Trump for Clinton&rsquo;s 2016 campaign when she prepared to debate him.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-presidential-debate-live-updates-trump-harris-abc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE LIVE UPDATES: TRUMP AND HARRIS FACE OFF IN ABC SHOWDOWN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I dressed up like him, but I didn&rsquo;t put on an orange face or a wig,&rdquo; Reines told<em> <\/em>the<a href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/esimedia_t58ukgmjkf95_theindependent?q=http%3A%2F%2Fgo.redirectingat.com%2F%3Fid%3D44681X1458326%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.siriusxm.com%252Fclips%252Fclip%252Fa9914a41-78d6-4402-8150-b8f14a44945b%252Fc15c0177-8078-4da0-8976-fd52d01c827a%26sref%3D%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fus-politics%2Fkamala-harris-trump-impersonator-debate-reines-b2607914.html&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fus-politics%2Fkamala-harris-trump-impersonator-debate-reines-b2607914.html&amp;article_id=2607914&amp;author=Richard+Hall&amp;tag=Kamala+Harris%2CDonald+Trump%2CHillary+Clinton&amp;section=World&amp;category=Americas&amp;sub_category=US+politics&amp;updated_time=2024-09-08T12%3A23%3A21.000Z&amp;utm_campaign=news-body&amp;utm_term=B-1&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_medium=desktop&amp;ref=www.google.com&amp;utm_source=search&amp;fbclid=&amp;gclid=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> <em>Michael Smerconish Program<\/em><\/a>  on Sirius. &ldquo;Although one day, I put self-tanner on one half of my face and no one noticed, so I didn&rsquo;t bother again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During Clinton&rsquo;s campaign, Reines <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/kamala-harris-trump-impersonator-debate-reines-b2607914.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reportedly<\/a> ran through eight full 90-minute debate preparation sessions acting as Trump with the former secretary of state.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the case of Donald Trump, a lot of it is learning how to filter out the noise and expect the unexpected,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign is also aware of Trump&rsquo;s experience, and perhaps comfort, in front of a national audience in this setting. He is running his third <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">presidential campaign<\/a> and this will be his seventh presidential debate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We expect Donald Trump will be ready for the debate,&rdquo; Kevin Munoz, a spokesman for the Harris campaign, said in a statement to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/09\/09\/harris-trump-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Washington Post<\/em><\/a>. &ldquo;He is a showman who won his most recent debate back in June, and we know he has been practicing even more and preparing harder than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Vice President will come to the debate prepared to share her vision for a new way forward for our country that turns the page on the past, and we believe it will crystallize for the American people what is at stake in this election,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trump&rsquo;s preparation<\/h2>\n<p>Trump has said he is not preparing for the debate, opting instead to participate in &ldquo;policy sessions&rdquo; with his campaign staff. Trump spent much of the weekend at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, where the sessions with aides and allies included running through the plans and positions Harris has staked out rather than mocking up an entire 90-minute debate. Before the June CNN debate between Trump and Biden, he did not run through mock debates and instead <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/06\/17\/donald-trump-debate-prep-00163749\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>rehearsed<\/a> policy discussion points.<\/p>\n<p>On NBC News&rsquo;s <em>Meet the Press<\/em>, Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3147358\/trump-finally-hold-harris-accountable-flip-flopping-karoline-leavitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>argued<\/a> that the former president is &ldquo;well prepared&rdquo; for Tuesday night&rsquo;s debate and that he is &ldquo;very well read&rdquo; on Harris&rsquo;s political record. Leavitt said he will ask Harris why she does not enact some of her policy goals while she is still the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> under President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3124470\/trump-recruits-tulsi-gabbard-debate-preparation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Trump campaign previously recruited<\/a> former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3134546\/tulsi-gabbard-endorses-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>left the Democratic Party and endorsed Trump<\/a>, to help his campaign face Harris on the debate stage. Gabbard went to Mar-a-Lago last month to aid the Trump campaign with its preparations.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Leavitt said 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-recruits-tulsi-gabbard-to-mar-a-lago-to-help-him-prepare-for-debate-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump recruits Tulsi Gabbard to Mar-a-Lago to help him prepare for debate - Washington Examiner\">respected policy advisers<\/a> and effective communicators like Tulsi Gabbard, who successfully dominated Kamala Harris on the debate stage in 2020.&rdquo;<\/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_1756314\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1756314\"}});<\/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>**How Harris and Trump are Getting Ready for the Debate**<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are staying out of the public eye on Monday as they finalize their preparations for their first, and potentially only, debate scheduled for Tuesday night. While Trump has stated that he feels no need to prepare extensively for debates, Harris has been in Pennsylvania for several days getting ready. The two candidates will meet at 9 p.m. Tuesday during an ABC News presidential debate.<\/p>\n<p>**Harris&#8217;s Preparation**<\/p>\n<p>Harris is currently staying in a downtown Pittsburgh hotel after visiting the area last week to focus on intensive &#8220;debate camp&#8221; training. She is preparing to handle personal attacks from Trump and strategizing ways to counter his usual factual inaccuracies during debates. To simulate Trump&#8217;s style, she is working with Democratic consultant Philippe Reines, who previously assisted Hillary Clinton by portraying Trump during her 2016 debate preparations. Reines humorously noted that while he dressed up as Trump, he avoided using orange face paint or a wig.<\/p>\n<p>During Clinton&#8217;s campaign, Reines conducted eight full 90-minute mock debates as Trump with her. He emphasized that debating against Donald Trump requires learning how to filter out distractions and anticipate unexpected moments. The Harris campaign acknowledges Trump&#8217;s extensive experience in national debates; this will be his seventh presidential debate across three campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Munoz, a spokesperson for Harris\u2019s campaign, expressed confidence about Trump&#8217;s readiness: \u201cHe is a showman who won his most recent debate back in June&#8230; The Vice President will come prepared to share her vision for our country\u2019s future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>**Trump&#8217;s Preparation**<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Trump claims he isn&#8217;t engaging in traditional preparation but instead focusing on &#8220;policy sessions&#8221; with his team. Over the weekend at his Bedminster golf club in New Jersey, he worked with aides on discussing plans related to Harris rather than rehearsing an entire mock debate.<\/p>\n<p>Before previous debates like the one against Biden in June, he also opted not to conduct mock sessions but focused instead on policy points. Karoline Leavitt from Trump&#8217;s campaign asserted that he is &#8220;well prepared&#8221; and knowledgeable about Harris\u2019s political record; she mentioned that he&#8217;ll question why she hasn&#8217;t implemented some of her policy goals while serving under President Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump campaign has also enlisted former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard\u2014who switched parties and endorsed him\u2014to assist with preparations against Harris on stage after Gabbard previously debated her effectively in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, both candidates are taking different approaches as they gear up for what promises to be an important showdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2338827,"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\/09\/donald-trump-kamala-harris-cnn-poll-sept-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3896,3728,4021,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2338826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-debate","tag-election","tag-harris","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/donald-trump-kamala-harris-cnn-poll-sept-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338826","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\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338826\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}