President Joe Biden’s advisers have been closely monitoring what Donald Trump and his allies have been publicly saying in recent days about the former president’s debate preparations — or lack thereof.
Even as Trump aides have been reticent to say the former president has been engaging in formal debate preparations, Biden aides have taken note of the fact that Trump has made observations about then-Vice President Biden’s debate performance against Paul Ryan in 2012, for example.
“You know what that is? That’s debate prep,” one Biden adviser tells us.
The adviser said that the Biden team suspects Thursday night may confirm that Trump has done the most preparation than ever before heading into a debate. They have also taken note of Trump allies shifting their tune on expectations for Biden’s performance over the last few days.
Biden’s public schedule has been clear over the past week as he has been hunkered down with his team at Camp David. While much of his focus has been on his face-off against Trump, he has also had to conduct the day-to-day duties of the presidency from the presidential retreat.
