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Dunn: Early debate strategy aimed to counter age concerns; illness and debate night hurt campaign
Summary
Anita Dunn, a former senior White House adviser and debate prep participant, told the House Oversight Committee that advisers recommended an early 2024 debate to counter voter concerns about President Biden's age and that an illness during Camp David prep and a poor debate night harmed his campaign.
Anita Dunn, who helped prepare President Joe Biden for debates in 2024, told House Oversight Committee questioners that the campaign and senior White House advisers recommended holding an early debate to give voters more direct exposure to Biden and to frame the election as a two-person choice with former President Donald Trump.
"We felt that the best reassurance to voters, about Joe Biden was for them to hear and see Joe Biden," Dunn said, explaining the rationale for recommending an early June debate. She…
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