In a bizarre and baseless demand, former President Donald Trump has once again called for his political opponent, Joe Biden, to undergo a drug test before their upcoming debate.
This recycled attack line, first used in 2020, is a desperate attempt to discredit Biden and distract from Trump’s own controversies. Speaking at a campaign rally in Minnesota, Trump claimed he would “demand a drug test” before the debate without providing any evidence or justification for this request.
Trump’s demand is likely to be met with dismissal by the Biden campaign, just as it was in 2020. At the time, Biden’s deputy campaign manager, Kate Bedingfield, responded sharply, saying, “Vice President Biden intends to deliver his debate answers in words.
Trump Recycles Unfounded Drug Test Claim
If the president thinks his best case is made in urine, he can have at it.” This response highlights the absurdity of Trump’s demand and his own hypocrisy, given his history of spreading misinformation and refusing to release his own medical records.
Trump’s fixation on Biden’s supposed drug use is a tired and unfounded trope, repeated by right-wing media outlets like Fox News.
His claim that Biden was “high as a kite” during the State of the Union address is baseless and contradicted by the facts. Meanwhile, Trump’s own behavior and judgment have been called into question by his actions, including his decision to debate Biden in 2020 despite testing positive for COVID-19 just days before.
In his speech, Trump also repeated his false claim that he won the 2020 election in Minnesota, a state that Biden won by a margin of over 7 percentage points.
This lie has been thoroughly debunked by election officials, fact-checkers, and the courts. Trump’s continued spreading of misinformation and his refusal to accept reality is a threat to the integrity of American democracy and the electoral process.
