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.