Kamala Harris, Donald Trump prepare for first presidential debate

Published: Sep 09, 2024 Duration: 00:02:15 Category: News & Politics

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>> WE'RE GOING TO DEFEAT COMRADE KAMALA HARRIS. >> DONALD TRUMP'S DEBATE PREP WAS SPENT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, WHILE KAMALA HARRIS IS PREPARING FOR THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED EVENT OUT OF THE SPOTLIGHT IN PITTSBURGH, WITH COREY MOCK DEBATES. ARE YOU READY, MA'AM? >> VICE PRESIDENT READY. >> HARRIS IS METICULOUSLY PREPARING, WHILE THE FORMER PRESIDENT WILL DO WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR ALL OF HIS DEBATES, WING IT. >> HE CAN SAY OUTRAGEOUS THINGS . IT WON'T DETRACT FROM HIS SUPPORT. HARRIS, ON THE OTHER HAND, HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DROP LOOSE SOME ENTHUSIASM. OR SHE COULD GAIN IT. ALL RIGHT. DEPAUL UNIVERSITY POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR WAYNE STEGER SAYS WHILE HARRIS, A FORMER PROSECUTOR, IS DETAIL ORIENTED, SHE MUST KEEP POLICY ISSUES SIMPLE. IF SHE CAN PAINT DONALD TRUMP AS NOT HAVING NEW IDEAS AND SHE'S THE FUTURE, THEN WHEN SHE CREATES THAT CHANGE, CANDIDATE. AND THAT, I THINK, IS THE FRAME SHE WANTS TO GO FOR, TRUMP IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVISE USING THE SAME PREDICTABLE THEMES HE USED AGAINST PRESIDENT BIDEN, IMMIGRATION AND INFLATION. >> I THINK THAT KAMALA HARRIS WILL SEE A LOT OF THIS COMING AND OF COURSE, HER STRENGTHS AS A FORMER PROSECUTOR ARE BEING PREPARED AND HAVING A GAME PLAN ABOUT HOW TO RESPOND, DEBATE EXPERTS SAY TRUMP'S STRENGTH IS DEBATE EXPERIENCE AND HIS LOVE FOR THE CAMERA. BUT THE RULES ARE DIFFERENT THAN PAST DEBATES . NO OPENING STATEMENTS, NO STUDIO AUDIENCE, NO PRE-WRITTEN NOTES OR HUDDLING WITH STAFF DURING COMMERCIAL BREAKS AND MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED WHEN IT'S NOT THE CANDIDATE'S TURN TO SPEAK. SINCE THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE RESULTED IN A SITTING PRESIDENT DROPPING OUT OF THE RACE, TOMORROW NIGHT'S DEBATE WILL BE QUITE SIGNIFICANT. >> ITS DEBATES ARE CONSEQUENTIAL AGAIN, AND FOR SO MANY YEARS WE KIND OF GOT USED TO THEM BEING A LITTLE BORING. UM, IN THIS CASE, THERE'S GOING TO BE A HUGE AUDIENCE. >> THE 90 MINUTE DEBATE WILL HAVE TWO COMMERCIAL BREAKS. AS OF NOW, THE ABC DEBATE IS THE ONLY ONE SCHEDULED BETWEEN VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS AND FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP. A VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE IS SET FOR OCTOBER 1ST. AND WHAT'S SO REMARKABLE ABOUT TOMORROW NIGHT IS THE FACT THEY HAVE NEVER MET EACH OTHER. THIS WILL BE

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