presidential debate now, just four days away, that is the live countdown clock. the first major showdown between incumbent president joe biden and former the president donald trump, since 2020, and the earliest general election debate in us history. now the two candidates are preparing in very different ways, trump taking a less conventional approach, meeting with potential running mate s and hitting the campaign trail where he s again been mocking the man. he ll be facing off against right now, crooked joe s gone to a log cabin to study, prepare. no, he didn t do his sleeping now because they want to get them good and strong so a little before debate time, he gets a shot. i say he ll come out all jacked up, right. all jacked obviously, no basis for that. but meanwhile, biden is currently at camp david with a close team of advisers poring over possible questions, holding mock debates, and focusing on how to best frame trump as unfit for office. cnn senior white house re
now there s a lot that we have to take into consideration to really acclimate those animals watching all day today. and i m through tight. and so it s exciting to see how well they re doing the to celebrating their new waters with a spurt of excitement in a spark of curiosity as they begin to make new friends some of those 0s, cnn, london welcome everyone you re in the cnn newsroom. i m omar jimenez and washington tonight no sign of president joe biden or his republican challenger, former president donald trump. the tumor men are staying out of the public guy as they prepare for their first debate matchup of 2024, which is only four days away, the candidates are taking a very different approach. how they prepare last night while biden port over research and discuss possible debate questions with a close team of advisors at camp. david trump was on the campaign trail i look forward to thursday. i know he s locked up in a log cabin someplace. you can imagine what he s doi
are getting ready in their own ways for biden, he s holding intensive discussions and preparations with trusted aides at camp david. all weekend. meanwhile, trump is skipping the traditional debate prep for now and spending his saturday on the campaign trail moments ago, he spoke to a gathering of christian conservatives in washington before traveling to a philadelphia rally tonight, which is what we are expecting. now thursday s debate could be a pivotal moment for both campaigns the latest fox news poll shows a neck and neck race too close to call. we have team coverage, even mechan is that the faith and freedom conference where trump just spoke. but i want to start with kevin lip tak, who s got a little bit more on how president biden is preparing i m going to yeah we are now on day two of debate camp out and camp david presidential retreat in western maryland. and certainly president biden is expecting a tentative couple of days really don t expect to see him before thurs