{"id":2456268,"date":"2025-07-07T10:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T14:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leaked-memo-biden-team-told-him-early-debate-with-trump-would-help\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T10:16:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T14:16:40","slug":"leaked-memo-biden-team-told-him-early-debate-with-trump-would-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leaked-memo-biden-team-told-him-early-debate-with-trump-would-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaked memo: Biden team told him early debate with Trump would help"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fleaked-memo-biden-team-told-him-early-debate-with-trump-would-help%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=2456268&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>The article discusses a leaked memo revealing that President Joe Biden&#8217;s advisers urged him to hold an early debate with Donald Trump during the 2024 presidential campaign. The memo, dated April 15, indicated that an earlier debate would allow Biden to reach a wider audience before summer activities would overshadow the campaign. Advisers suggested that participating in a spring debate would showcase Biden&#8217;s leadership against Trump&#8217;s perceived weaknesses.They recommended that Biden engage in two debates and prepare intensively. tho, Biden&#8217;s eventual debate in June led to perceptions of his age impacting his performance negatively, which contributed to his decision to step down, leading to Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic nominee. despite this strategic advice, not all advisers agreed on the necessity of early debates, reflecting tensions within Biden&#8217;s campaign team. The details comes from a book titled *2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America*, which examines the events surrounding the election.  <\/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\">Leaked memo shows advisers told Biden he would be helped by early debate with Trump<\/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_2165463\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a> was implored by his closest advisers to <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">participate in his ill-fated&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\">debate<\/a>&nbsp;against now-President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump,<\/a>&nbsp;which<\/span> ended his campaign and precipitated former Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a> replacing him as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2024<\/a> Democratic nominee.<\/p>\n<p>In a six-page memo, dated April 15, Biden&rsquo;s advisers underscored how the then-president should debate Trump &ldquo;as early as possible&rdquo; because the Commission on Presidential Debates schedule would have started on Sept. 16 when many battleground states had already commenced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">early voting<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-states-looking-to-reform-their-primary-elections-in-2024\/\" title=\"Five states seek primary election reform in 2024\">voter registration deadlines<\/a> would have passed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3463393\/incredulous-obama-biden-running-again-your-campaign-is-a-mess\/\">&#8216;Your campaign is a mess&#8217;: What &#8216;incredulous&#8217; Obama thought of Biden running again<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3460799\/mcdonalds-vs-media-trump-2024-election\/\">McDonald&#8217;s vs. the media: There will never be another political showman like Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3455284\/watch-live-trump-holds-one-big-beautiful-event-in-the-white-house\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump holds &#8216;One, Big, Beautiful Event&#8217; in the White House<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;By holding the first debate in the spring, YOU will be able to reach the widest audience possible before we are deep in the summer months with the conventions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Olympics<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >family vacations taking precedence<\/a>,&rdquo; Biden&rsquo;s advisers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/f\/?id=00000197-e2e2-de82-a7d7-f7f666d20000&amp;nname=playbook&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nrid=0000014f-bd14-dcaf-ab5f-fdd76aab0001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wrote<\/a>. &ldquo;In addition, the earlier YOU are able to debate the better, so that the American people can see YOU standing next to Trump and showing the strength of YOUR leadership, compared to Trump&rsquo;s weakness and chaos.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The advisers also suggested that Biden debate Trump twice during his campaign and agree to a plan with his opponent as quickly as possible so he could &ldquo;enter the debate process from a position of strength.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The memo, poised to be published in Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Isaac Arnsdorf&rsquo;s upcoming book <em>2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America<\/em>,&nbsp;additionally detailed advice regarding debate preparation in &ldquo;three parts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The three parts included &ldquo;practice at different opportunities with ongoing press and radio engagements, question and answer sessions as part of appropriate and pre-planned campaign engagements, and more formal activities, like a campaign taped town hall.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Intensive prep in the lead up to the debate, similar to what was done around[[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/state-of-the-union\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">State of the Union<\/a>]-prep &mdash; we would build out debate prep at Camp David for at least a five-day stretch leading up to YOUR debate appearances,&rdquo; Biden&rsquo;s advisers wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Biden&rsquo;s June 27 debate against Trump punctuated the public perception the former president was too old to remain commander-in-chief, walking stiffly onto the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CNN<\/a> set, coughing twice during his first answer, and then losing his train of thought within the first 15 minutes in response to a question about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">care economy <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">drug prices<\/a>. He, too, was captured looking at Trump with his mouth agape. His performance contributed to his eventual decision to step down from running and paved the way for Harris&rsquo;s 100-day campaign, where she eventually lost to Trump.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3463393\/incredulous-obama-biden-running-again-your-campaign-is-a-mess\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"&lsquo;YOUR CAMPAIGN IS A MESS&rsquo;: WHAT &lsquo;INCREDULOUS&rsquo; OBAMA THOUGHT OF BIDEN RUNNING AGAIN\"><strong>&lsquo;YOUR CAMPAIGN IS A MESS&rsquo;: WHAT &lsquo;INCREDULOUS&rsquo; OBAMA THOUGHT OF BIDEN RUNNING AGAIN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite the memo, Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Isaac Arnsdorf simultaneously report that the advice that Biden should debate Trump as early as possible was not unanimous. One donor reportedly told Biden&rsquo;s advisers to &ldquo;find an excuse&rdquo; for the former president not to debate after a concerning appearance during a Chicago fundraiser, the trio writes in an excerpt published by <em>Politico<\/em> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><em>2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America<\/em>&nbsp;comes after the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> reported last weekend that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hunter Biden<\/a> asserted his presence in his father&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a>, attempting to pressure the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democratic National Committee<\/a> into paying his legal fees amid federal prosecutions for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tax<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/firearms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">gun<\/a> crimes, participating in administration phone calls, and encouraging his father to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pardons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">pardon<\/a> him as he did before the end of his one and only term.<\/p>\n<p>The book similarly comes as House Republicans ramp up their investigations into the Biden White House, particularly the former president and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-the-first-interview-isis-looms-and-harris-going-low-with-trump-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: The first interview, ISIS looms, and Harris going low with Trump - 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