Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are veering sharply in how they gear up for Tuesday’s presidential debate, setting up a showdown that reflects not just two separate visions for the country but two politicians who approach big moments very differently.

The vice president is cloistered in a historic hotel in downtown Pittsburgh where she can focus on honing crisp two-minute answers, per the debate’s rules. She’s been working with aides since Thursday and chose a venue that allows the Democratic nominee the option of mingling with swing-state voters.

Trump, the Republican nominee, publicly dismisses the value of studying for the debate. The former president is choosing instead to fill his days with campaign-related events on the premise that he’ll know what he needs to do once he steps on the debate stage at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

“You can go in with all the strategy you want but you have to sort of feel it out as the debate’s taking place,” he said during a town hall with Fox News host Sean Hannity.

Trump then quoted former boxing great Mike Tyson, who said, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face.”

  • @formergijoe
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    378 days ago

    Found the clip. It could have just been a REALLY wet fart, but the fact that the lapel mic picked it up makes me think Biden DEFINITELY heard it.

    • ɔiƚoxɘup
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      8 days ago

      Couldn’t hear it. Quite disappointed. Can you give a time index so I can try again with headphones?

      E: ok, I heard it. 🤮 0:14

      • @NormalPerson
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        58 days ago

        Skid marks in his underwear after that one for sure,

    • @[email protected]
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      128 days ago

      I know you’re supposed to confirm things for yourself but I’m very sensitive to audio and sounds have a tendency to stick in my brain. I’ll take your word on that so that I don’t have to stick my head in a blender later tonight.

      • @PM_Your_Nudes_Please
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        27 days ago

        I’ll confirm it for you: It’s so wet it sounds like a stomach gurgle. But for the mic to have picked it up, it had to have been loud enough to carry all the way to the mic.

        There’s also a good chance that Biden heard it. You can see him look confused for a split second afterwards, then the realization hits him and he shakes his head.

    • KillingTimeItself
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      78 days ago

      it’s possible it’s a really wet fart, but i don’t know how many people fart in the middle of talking either.

      Could be stomach settling noises or swallowing, but he doesn’t seem to be swallowing, idk.