President Joe Biden broke cover Thursday afternoon after spending seven days holed up at Camp David preparing for tonight's debate against former President Donald Trump.
Biden took Marine One from the presidential retreat in the Catoctin mountains to Joint Base Andrews, where he boarded Air Force One en route to Atlanta, Georgia.
The first general election debate is being held at CNN's headquarters.
The president spent last week's Juneteenth holiday at his Rehoboth Beach home and then headed to Camp David for intense debate prep.
The debate could be a make-or-break moment for the 81-year-old, as Americans are wary about giving the oldest president in history a second term.
President Joe Biden broke cover Thursday afternoon after spending seven days holed up at Camp David preparing for tonight's debate against former President Donald Trump
President Joe Biden waves to reporters as he walks from Marine One to Air Force One Thursday afternoon at Joint Base Andrews
President Joe Biden boards Air Force One - using the shorter set of stairs - as he heads to Atlanta, Georgia for the first presidential debate, taking place at CNN's headquarters