Biden advisers pushed early Trump debate to reach ‘widest audience possible,

By Anthony Blair
Joe Biden’s advisors convinced the aging president to hold an early debate with Donald Trump in the summer of 2024 by insisting it would allow him to reach the “widest audience possible,” a leaked memo reveals.
The six-page memo dated April 15, 2024 — just two months before the horrific debate that tanked Biden’s presidential bid — bizarrely capitalizes and bolds any references to the former commander-in-chief.
“By holding the first debate in the spring, YOU will be able to reach the widest audience possible, before we are deep in the summer months with the conventions, Olympics, and family vacations taking precedence,” the memo from Biden’s top aides obtained by Politico reads.
Joe Biden at a presidential debate.
Joe Biden looks on as he participates in the first presidential debate of the 2024 elections with Donald Trump.
Six-page memo recommending President Biden debate Trump early.
Six-page memo recommending President Biden debate Donald Trump.
Six-page memo advocating for earlier presidential debates.
Six-page memo recommending President Biden debate Donald Trump.
Six-page memo recommending debate timing for President Biden.
Six-page memo recommending President Biden debate Donald Trump.
Six-page memo recommending debate timing for President Biden.
Six-page memo recommending President Biden debate Donald Trump.
Six-page memo urging Biden and Trump to debate.
Six-page memo recommending President Biden debate Donald Trump.
“In addition, the earlier YOU are able to debate the better, so that the American people can see YOU standing next to Trump and showing the strength of YOUR leadership, compared to Trump’s weakness and chaos,” the memo continues.
President Biden and Donald Trump at a CNN Presidential Debate.
President Biden and Donald Trump during the 2024 presidential debate.
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The memo, obtained by journalists Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager, and Isaac Arnsdorf, features in their new book “2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America,” which comes out on Tuesday.
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