Trump will meet the former vice president for their first one-on-one matchup in Cleveland, Ohio, in a precarious position five weeks before the election. In the lead up to the debate, Trump -- who has never proved to be a particularly agile debater -- has shown few signs of a coherent strategy to dramatically alter the course of the race. Biden's deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield responded to Trump's drug test taunts late on Sunday: "Vice President Biden intends to deliver his debate answers in words. (Trump telegraphed that part of his strategy with his references to Hunter Biden at his Sunday news conference). "There's a stature gap between Biden and Trump, and Biden has to be careful not to narrow that gap by getting pulled down in the mud with Trump."

Source: CNN September 28, 2020 12:00 UTC