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Trial Balloon · Ep. 190: Trump Is Everywhere

Trump Says He’ll Insist Biden Take a Drug Test

May 18, 2024 · 3:10 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Playbook: “Trump also returned to another golden oldie last night: proposing a drug test for his debate opponent. He used this tactic in 2016 against Clinton. The gist is that if his opponent looks good at a debate, it’s only the result of illegal substances.”

Said Trump: “I don’t want him coming in like the State of the Union. He was high as a kite. I said, ‘Is that Joe up there, that beautiful room? And by the end of the evening, he’s like… He was exhausted, right? No, we’re going to demand a drug test.”

He added: “He can’t talk, he can’t walk, can’t find his way off a stage. Can’t put two sentences together. Although he has agreed to debate, so I don’t know, maybe they know something. He’s going to be so jacked up for those debates, you watch.”

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