ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Though Donald Trump boasted he hadn’t spent much time getting ready for his first head-to-head debate with Hillary Clinton, his running mate Mike Pence is taking a different approach preparing for his own big night.
On Tuesday, the Republican vice presidential candidate will face his Democratic counterpart Tim Kaine on the debate stage for the first and only time of this election cycle.
According to a Pence aide, Pence has been preparing for the debate “since the night he received the call from Mr. Trump.”
“The team has developed a plan and they are executing that plan,” said the aide.
Starting early last month, the Indiana governor had been reading obviously labelled “debate prep” binders aboard his campaign plane.
He also did a number of mock debates, with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker standing in for Kaine, according to a Pence aide. Pence was in Wisconsin for two days last week and met with Walker then.
Walker later tweeted it had been an “honor” to help Pence “prepare for a thoughtful debate on the issues.” Pence responded by tweeting Walker is “a true friend” and “great leader.”
A Pence aide said, “In each of his debate prep sessions, Governor Pence is thankful he is not having to debate Governor Walker next Tuesday.”
Pence had no public events in Indiana this weekend. An aide said he was spending time with family and “continuing informal debate prep.”
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