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Reed: Camp David debate prep was compressed; stutter and illness caused key misstep at June debate
Summary
Bruce Reed told the House Oversight Committee the choice to hold an earlier 2024 debate was driven by the election calendar; Camp David debate prep was condensed and the president—s debate-night stumble was the product of a speech disfluency and apparent illness, Reed said.
Bruce Reed, the White House—s former deputy chief of staff for policy, told the House Committee on Oversight and Reform that the Biden campaign—s decision to hold an earlier-than-usual general-election debate in 2024 was driven by the election calendar and early voting patterns, not by any effort to conceal the president or his condition from voters.
Reed said debate preparation was compressed by the campaign and the president—s day-job obligations. He described Camp David sessions where advisers and a small group of senior staff ran multiple mock debates, prepared note cards and talking points, and revised materials…
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