vice president kamla Harris and former president Donald Trump are taking two different paths to prepare for their September 10th presidential debate the first time the nominees will face off since Democrats appended their ticket this summer the week leading up to the debate which will be hosted by ABC News in Philadelphia represents the candidates last chance to set the agenda before they meet it may also offer a preview of what attacks the two will level against each other since President Joe Biden ended his real election bid and endorsed his running mate more than 5 weeks ago Trump has struggled to land on a message to blunt Harris's momentum the former president has tested out personal attacks and nicknames criticized her lack of press conferences and new interviews blamed by an Administration policies for inflation and high costs and hammered Harris and Biden over the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan that left 13 US service members dead