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Biden Says He’ll Challenge Trump to Do Push-Ups

July 16, 2019 at 8:55 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“If President Trump makes of fun of his age or questions his mental state during a debate, Joe Biden has a response at the ready: He’ll challenge him to do push-ups on stage,” the Washington Post reports.

Said Biden: “I’d say, ‘C’mon Donald, c’mon man. How many push-ups do you want to do here, pal?’ I mean, jokingly. . . . C’mon, run with me, man.”

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