Harris Takes Part In Presidential Debate Preparation

The New York Times reports:

Kamala Harris participated in a mock presidential debate on Monday at Howard University in Washington, taking time out of her campaign schedule to refine her approach to former President Donald J. Trump before their scheduled debate on Sept. 10.

Ms. Harris is working on her debate preparations with a small group of advisers, several of whom have known her since before she became vice president.

Rohini Kosoglu, a former policy director who was a chief of staff to Ms. Harris in the Senate and later left the vice president’s office in 2022, is helping lead the preparations. So is Karen Dunn, an attorney who helped prepare Ms. Harris for her vice-presidential debate in 2020.

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Scoop: Vice President Harris’s debate preparation is underway at Howard University. There was a mock debate on Monday. Philippe Reines, who is reprising his role as Trump from the 2016 Clinton-Trump debates, appeared in costume. w/ @reidepstein @mayaaking https://t.co/kj5N9pph8W

— Katie Rogers (@katierogers) August 15, 2024