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US President Donald Trump has demanded that his Democratic rival Joe Biden take a drug test before or after the couple’s first debate on Tuesday, in his latest attack on his opponent’s mental acuity.
“I will strongly require a Sleepy Joe Biden drug test before or after the debate on Tuesday night,” Trump tweeted.
“Naturally, I’ll agree to take one as well. His Debate performances have broken UNEQUAL records, to put it mildly. Could only drugs have caused this discrepancy?” he went on, offering no proof for the claim.
According to US media reports, yesterday his teams finalized the conditions for the debate, which will be moderated by Fox News reporter Chris Wallace, renouncing the traditional handshake and with only a small audience due to Covid-19 restrictions.
The status of a drug test was not mentioned.
Both septuagenarians are prone to making mistakes and mistakes when speaking.
But Trump, 74, has spent months denigrating the state of mind of Biden, 77, and suggested several times in recent weeks without any evidence that the former vice president might be using unspecified drugs to enhance his performance.
For the most part, Biden has shrugged off the allegations and asked voters to watch the two men together.
“Look at me. Look at us both,” he said in an August interview with ABC.
Yesterday, Biden said he expects “personal attacks and lies” from the president during the debate, comparing Trump to Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels.
Tuesday’s clash in Cleveland, Ohio, the first of three 90-minute debates, marks the first time that voters will have the opportunity to see the candidates square off against each other.
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