(NewsNation) — Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for the 2024 election, has started to prep for the upcoming debate against Republican candidate Donald Trump next month.
Two sources confirmed the debate prep, first reported by The New York Times on Thursday, to NewsNation.
On Monday night, Harris participated in a mock debate at Howard University, which she graduated from in 1986, a source tells NewsNation. In recent days, Harris has participated in at least one other mock debate as well, according to the New York Times.
A source said to NewsNation that Harris has been working on getting ready for the debate with a few aides who have known her for a long time. Among the people leading the preparations are Rohini Kosoglu, a former policy director who was a chief of staff to Harris in the Senate, and Karen Dunn, an attorney who helped prepare Harris for her vice presidential debate in 2020, the Times reports.
The first debate between Harris and Donald Trump is scheduled for Sept. 10. Harris’ campaign said on Thursday that it plans to participate in a total of three debates, NewsNation partner The Hill reported. Two of these are presidential debates and one is for vice presidential candidates: Democrat Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio.
“Assuming Donald Trump actually shows up on Sept. 10 to debate Vice President Harris, then Governor Walz will see JD Vance on Oct. 1, and the American people will have another opportunity to see the vice president and Donald Trump on the debate stage in October,” campaign communications director Michael Tyler said in a statement, per The Hill.