The president of the United States, Joe Biden, and his rival, Donald Trump, will participate in their first debate of 2024 in what promises to be a high-risk event, the bbc reported.
The debate, which will be organized by cnnIt will mark the third confrontation between the Democratic and Republican candidates, following their two previous meetings in the 2020 elections.
Biden, 81, is preparing intensively for the debate with the help of Ron Klain, his former chief of staff.
Bob Bauer, who previously served as White House counsel under former President Barack Obama, will play Trump, 78, in the mock debates with Biden. CBS News reported.
Biden's campaign also said Sunday that it plans to host hundreds of watch parties and events in key U.S. states to mark the upcoming debate.
In addition to 1,600 events, the campaign said it will run a new batch of television and digital ads in an attempt to connect with voters.
According to Biden's campaign co-chairman, Mitch Landrieu, one of the strategies will be to attack the Republican rival for his legal problems and his character.
Meanwhile, the Republican has foregone traditional debate preparations and instead been holding a series of meetings in recent weeks with US senators and advisers.
Trump has been reviewing with them at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida the policy points he would like to address during Thursday's showdown.
“He's thinking about how to translate these really important issues into a message that works,” Republican Sen. JD Vance said in an interview with Fox News earlier this week.
According The hill In the newspaper, Trump is also discussing how to address issues such as the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, which Biden has called an attack on American democracy.
