Trump flips script on Biden debates by hitting the books first

by: Julia Musto
2020-09-04
Source: Fox News
09/20/2020

President Trump at the American Red Cross National Headquarters by The White House is licensed under flickr Public Domain Mark 1.0

President Trump is taking a new approach to the upcoming presidential debates by doing something he didn't in 2016: prep work.

According to a Friday report in Politico, the incumbent is studying Democratic challenger Joe Biden's idiosyncrasies, hoping to trip up the former vice president and avoid any missteps from four years ago.

In 2016, Trump refused to conduct a mock debate, he didn't allow anyone to play former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and he would not simulate the question-and-answer dynamic between moderator and candidates.

The president reportedly viewed his first-round fight with Clinton as a failure and is shaking up his previous strategy ahead of September, White House officials, campaign aides and outside advisers confirmed.