Biden Aides Pushed For Early Debate To Show Off Biden’s ‘strength,’ Expose Trump’s ‘weakness,’ Book Says

Senior advisors to then-President Joe Biden reportedly urged him to clasp a statement against President Donald Trump arsenic early arsenic imaginable successful an effort to item Biden’s "leadership" and Trump’s "weakness," according to a caller book. 

The book, "2024: How Trump Retook nan White House and nan Democrats Lost America," is group for merchandise Tuesday and claims that Biden’s squad dismissed concerns astir his property during nan 2024 predetermination cycle.  

The book, authored by Josh Dawsey of nan Wall Street Journal, Tyler Pager of nan New York Times and Isaac Arnsdorf of nan Washington Post, says Biden elder advisors wrote up a memo advocating an first outpouring debate, followed by a imaginable 2nd 1 successful early September aft Labor Day. 

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Then-President Joe Biden and now-President Donald Trump participate successful nan CNN Presidential Debate connected June 27, 2024, successful Atlanta. ( Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

This strategy would let Biden to return connected Trump earlier early voting successful battleground states kicked off, group nan position of nan statement astir advantageous for Biden and item Biden’s "leadership" successful opposition to Trump’s, according to a memo connected nan matter. 

"By holding nan first statement successful nan spring, YOU will beryllium capable to scope nan widest assemblage possible, earlier we are heavy successful nan summertime months pinch nan conventions, Olympics and family vacations taking precedence," Biden’s elder advisors reportedly wrote successful an April 15, 2024, memo, published by Politico Playbook. "In addition, nan earlier YOU are capable to statement nan better, truthful that nan American group tin spot YOU opinionated adjacent to Trump and showing nan spot of YOUR leadership, compared to Trump’s weakness and chaos."

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President Joe Biden participates successful nan statesmanlike statement successful Atlanta connected June 27, 2024. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Even so, nan book reports that immoderate Biden aides were hesitant astir an early debate, pinch immoderate moreover advocating that Biden shouldn’t statement Trump astatine all. Specifically, nan book cites a Biden philanthropist who pressed nan White House successful May 2024 to find a logic to propulsion Biden from nan debates, aft nan philanthropist reported being "alarmed" by Biden’s behaviour astatine a Chicago fundraiser. 

Meanwhile, nan Trump White House said nan statement backfired connected Biden, and instead, shed ray connected Biden's ain weaknesses. 

"The only item from nan statement was Joe Biden’s inability (to) shape a complete sentence," White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said successful a Monday connection to Fox News Digital. "American voters sewage a firsthand look astatine Biden’s weakness, his run successful chaos, and what it looks for illustration erstwhile existent leader is missing from nan White House." 

"Unfortunately for nan Democrats, nary advisor aliases alleged ‘strategic’ move could prevention their incompetent candidates and unspeakable policies from President Trump’s historic, landslide victory," Rogers said. 

A spokesperson for Biden did not instantly respond to a petition for remark from Fox News Digital. 

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The statement betwixt Donald Trump and Joe Biden prompted nan incumbent president to exit nan predetermination a period later. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Biden and Trump yet did look disconnected successful a statement connected June 27, 2024 – an arena that prompted Biden to exit nan predetermination successful July 2024 and led to Vice President Kamala Harris to return connected Trump successful November 2024. 

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"2024" is one of respective books that person been released successful 2025 detailing Biden’s intelligence deterioration while successful agency and really Trump won nan election. Another illustration is nan book "Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again," released May 20.