Trump can turn the biased CNN debate to his advantage

President Donald Trump will enter an extremely hostile environment Thursday when he squares off against President Joe Biden in the first presidential debate of the 2024 general election, but that doesn’t mean he will be at a disadvantage.

The debate will be hosted by CNN and moderated by the network’s anchors, Jake Tapper and Dana Bash. It is the earliest debate for a general election ever. The two candidates are scheduled to debate again in early September.

Presidential debates are always billed as an opportunity for voters to hear both candidates contrast their different visions for the country in a face-to-face manner. In practice, these debates have increasingly pitted the Republican nominee against a united front of the Democratic Party nominee and the debate moderators.