PHILADELPHIA – Two prominent former Democrats turned independents who support Donald Trump will be in the press room for Tuesday night’s debate between the former president and Vice President Kamala Harris, to discuss Trump’s performance.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the well-known environmental activist and vaccine skeptic who last month suspended his own presidential campaign and endorsed Trump, will be at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, the Trump campaign confirmed to Fox News.
So will former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, who ran unsuccessfully for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination before leaving the party and becoming an independent two years ago.
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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump shakes hands with former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who endorsed Trump, at the National Guard Association of the United States' 146th General Conference, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Gabbard, who has become a favorite of many on the political right, endorsed Trump last month.
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Joining Kennedy and Gabbard in the press room during the debate – which is the first and potentially only face-to-face confrontation between Harris and Trump before Election Day on November 5 – is a squad of high-profile Republicans.
Topping the list is Trump's running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, poses for photos with Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio before delivering remarks to a crowd during an event Aug. 21, 2024, in Asheboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Image)
Also in the pro-Trump press room are Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley and co-chair Lara Trump, who is the former president's daughter-in-law.
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So will Trump's former rivals during the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination who have become his surrogates: Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina and Vivek Ramaswamy.
Other key representatives in the briefing room will include Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott of Florida and Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Reps. Byron Donalds and Matt Gaetz of Florida and Mike Waltz of Texas, and Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota.
The news of Trump's representatives in the press room was first reported by Politico.
Harris' campaign had not yet announced its slate of representatives for her campaign.
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