The strategy would allow Biden to take on Trump before early voting in battleground states kicked off, setting terms most advantageous for Biden and highlighting his "leadership," according to a memo.

The effort by Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s inner circle to limit access to him helps explain why it took him more than three weeks to drop his re-election bid after his disastrous debate performance.

The New York Magazine's Ed Kilgore argued on Sunday that the U.S. would have been better off had President Trump won in 2020 over Joe Biden.