President Joe Biden was implored by his closest advisers to participate in his ill-fated debate against now-President Donald Trump, which ended his campaign and precipitated former Vice President Kamala Harris replacing him as the 2024 Democratic nominee.

The full memorandum, first published by Politico, argued that waiting for the traditional fall debate schedule would be too late. It recommended that Biden debate Trump "as early as possible" to reach voters before early ballots were cast in key states and before the race became mired in summer conventions and the Paris Olympics.

A leaked strategy memo shows that senior advisors to then-President Joe Biden’s wanted their man to debate GOP nominee Donald Trump sooner rather than later during the 2024 election. Politico Playbook reported that senior advisors told Biden not to wait for the autumn debate dates proposed by the Commission on Presidential Debates.

The leak reveals that White House advisors urged former President Joe Biden to debate now-President Donald Trump early in the election cycle.

President Donald Trump debated now former President Joe Biden on June 27, 2024. Biden's debate performance fomented questions about his mental acuity.

Biden's senior advisors urged him to participate in the debate against Trump, which ultimately led to his withdrawal from the race and the nomination of Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate.

Senior aides of Joe Biden suggested 9/11 as a potential date for a debate with Donald Trump as they encouraged the then-president to engage with him earlier in the election cycle

The top advisers for former President Joe Biden felt the earlier the better when it came to debating his opponent

Joe Biden’s advisors convinced the aging president to hold an early debate with Donald Trump in summer 2024 by insisting it would allow him to reach the “widest audience