president trump will be doing counter programming, he has a pre-recorded interview with former fox host tucker carlson. it is unclear where exactly that interview is going to publish however sources said that it would publish around the time that the debate is held on wednesday night. former president trump himself will be at his bedminster golf club in new jersey on wednesday. kristen holmes, cnn, washington. for more on all this, let s bring in a reporter on the breaking political news team at the washington post. let s start right there, trump with a pre-taped interview with tucker carlson, is this a smart move for his campaign? yes, we were already prepared for alter programming. for a second we thought it would be turning himself in in fulton county. but tucker carlson has been known to give him a platform for all he wants to say.