President Biden, former President Trump prepare for first debate

SUMMERTIME. >> HAPPY TO BE HERE. >> GREETED TO HAVE YOU. THANKS, ZOE >>> PRESIDENT BIDEN IS HUNKERING DOWN AND FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP IS HITTING THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AHEAD OF THE DEBATE. THEY ARE USING DIFFERENT TACTICS TO PREPARE. ROBERT COSTA REPORTS ON THEIR STRATEGY AND WHO IS WINNING THE BATTLE FOR CAMPAIGN CASH. . >> Reporter: THE STAND OFF NEXT THURSDAY IN ATLANTA, HISTORIC EARLIER THAN EVER IN A PRESIDENTIAL RACE. THE FIRST TIME A CURRENT AND FORMER PRESIDENT GO HEAD TO HEAD. >> HE WILL BE SO PUMPED UP. HE WILL BE PUMPED UP. >> ALLIES SAY BIDEN'S AGE 81 AND TRUMP 78, NO VOTERS WILL BE PAYING ATTENTION NOT ONLY TO THEIR ANSWERS BUT TO HOW THEY HANDLE THEMSELVES. >> IT WILL MAKE A CONTRAST BETWEEN OUR PRESIDENT THAT WORKS ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THE FORMER PRESIDENT THAT SPENDS FULL TIME FIGHTING FOR HIMSELF. >> Reporter: BIDEN IS SETTLING IN AT CAMP DAVID FOR DAYS OF PRIVATE PREP WITH RON KLEIN. WITH BIDEN'S CAMPAIGN FOCUSING ON FRAMING TRUMP AS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY AND ABORTION RIGHTS. >> HOW IS DEBATE PREP GOING? >> Reporter: TRUMP SOURCES SAY HE IS GETTING BRIEFED ON VARIOUS POLICY TOPICS BY SEVERAL SENATORS AND PREPARING TO COUNTER PRESIDENT BIDEN ON INFLATION AND IMMIGRATION. THE FORMER PRESIDENT HAS FOR MONTHS CHALLENGED BIDEN TO TAKE A COGNITIVE TEST BUT SUGGESTED ON THURSDAY, BIDEN WAS A SKILLED DEBATER. >> I ASSUME HE WILL BE SOMEBODY THAT WILL BE A WORTHY DEBATER, YEAH. I DON'T WANT TO UNDERESTIMATE HIM. >> Reporter: IN THE FUND-RAISING FIGHT, TRUMP OUTRAISED BIDEN IN MAY AFTER TRAILING THE PRESIDENT FOR MONTHS. THE FORMER PRESIDENT'S EFFORTS GOT A $50 MILLION DONATION FROM BILLIONAIRE TIMOTHY MELON, ONE OF THE LARGEST SINGLE CONTRIBUTIONS EVER. SOURCES CLOSE TO FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP TELL ME THEY KNOW THE MONEY RAISED WILL RAMP UP THIS SUMMER AND HIS TEAM IS

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Length: 2min 14sec (134 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 22 2024