The event will open to the public at 11 a. The Trump campaign is planning to build off momentum from the debate and gain support in Virginia, according to CBS News. While President Joe Biden won the state by 10 points in , Youngkin showed Trump polling numbers during their meeting that showed he is competitive with Biden in the Commonwealth. Trump also held a rally in the Commonwealth in March ahead of Super Tuesday.
That event drew a crowd of thousands of supporters to the Greater Richmond Convention Center where the former president urged voters to show up at the polls. Trump was hoping for a red wave in Virginia, which was previously a swing state for years, but has trended blue. Trump lost twice in the state. Trump, in keeping with his preference for avoiding traditional debate prep, is spending Saturday on the campaign trail.
The former president will address a gathering of Christian conservatives Saturday afternoon in Washington, DC, before traveling to Philadelphia for a more traditional campaign rally in a key battleground. President Joe Biden begins an intense period of private preparations Friday at Camp David for what may be the most consequential presidential debate in decades. The year-old Democrat's team is aware he cannot afford an underwhelming performance when he faces Republican rival Donald Trump for 90 minutes on live television June Biden's team expects aggressive attacks on his physical and mental strength, his record on the economy and immigration and even his family.
Trump, 78 and ever confident, will stay on the campaign trail before going to his Florida estate next week for two days of private meetings as part of an informal prep process.
The ex-president's allies are pushing him to stay focused on his governing plans but expect him to be tested by pointed questions about his unrelenting focus on election fraud, his role in the erosion of abortion rights and his unprecedented legal baggage. The CNN debate will be full of firsts, with the potential to reshape the presidential race. Never before in the modern era have two presumptive nominees met on the debate stage so early in the general election season.
