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Drug Test Demands And Moderator Bias Claims: Trump’s Allies Are Teeing Him Up For A Can’t-Lose Debate Headline from Forbes, from the development of Jun 25, 2024
Newest development Jun 27, 2024 · 3 reports Earpieces and Mountain Dew: Republicans Are Desperate to Discredit Biden Before the Debate
Trump and Biden will debate at 9 p.m. EDT Thursday on CNN.
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Ex-White House doctor Ronny Jackson calls on Biden to take drug test before Trump debate
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Drug Test Demands And Moderator Bias Claims: Trump’s Allies Are Teeing Him Up For A Can’t-Lose Debate
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Earpieces and Mountain Dew: Republicans Are Desperate to Discredit Biden Before the Debate
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PoliticusUSA
Trump’s Former Drunk Doctor Rep. Ronny Jackson Wants Biden Drug Tested ↗ (opens PoliticusUSA) Published Jun 22, 2024
PoliticusUSA's feed description Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) is demanding that President Biden be drug tested for performance enhancing drugs before and after the debate.
Rolling Stone
Rep. Jackson Baselessly Accuses Biden of Using Stimulants, Vows to Demand Drug Test Before Debate ↗ (opens Rolling Stone) Published Jun 22, 2024
Rolling Stone's feed description Rep. Ronny Jackson, who served as Trump's White House physician, baselessly accused Joe Biden of using stimulants and other medications.
RedState
Washington Examiner
Ronny Jackson demands Biden submit to drug test before debate with Trump ↗ (opens Washington Examiner) Published Jun 22, 2024
Washington Examiner's feed description Republicans have long accused Biden of using performance-enhancing drugs to appear more agile, a charge the White House has repeatedly denied.
NBC News
Rep. Ronny Jackson says Biden should submit to drug tests before and after debate ↗ (opens NBC News) Published Jun 22, 2024
NBC News's feed description Texas GOP Rep. Ronny Jackson, a former White House physician, on Sunday suggested that President Joe Biden should submit to drug tests immediately before and after Thursday’s presidential debate.
Media Matters for America
Fox News
Ex-White House doctor Ronny Jackson calls on Biden to take drug test before Trump debate ↗ (opens Fox News) Published Jun 23, 2024
Fox News's feed description Former White House physician and current House Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson is pushing President Biden to take a cognitive test before his debate with former President Trump.
Washington Examiner
Trump suggests Biden should be drug tested before debate and says he’ll take one too ↗ (opens Washington Examiner) Published Jun 23, 2024
Washington Examiner's feed description Former President Donald Trump and Republicans have long accused President Joe Biden of using performance-enhancing drugs to appear more agile, allegations the White House has repeatedly denied.
Townhall
Independent Journal Review
Former White House Doctor Demands Biden Gets Tested for ‘Performance-Enhancing Drugs’ Before and After Debate ↗ (opens Independent Journal Review) Published Jun 23, 2024
Independent Journal Review's feed description Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), a former White House physician, is calling for President Joe Biden to be subjected to a
Black Enterprise
Trump and Former White House Administrators Attack Biden’s Mental Capacity By Calling For A Drug Test Before Debate ↗ (opens Black Enterprise) Published Jun 24, 2024
Black Enterprise's feed description Trump made the claims after former White House physician Rep. Ronny Jackson suggested the President takes performance-enhancement drugs.
Breitbart News
Debate Prep: Donald Trump Agrees to Drug Test if Joe Biden Does ↗ (opens Breitbart News) Published Jun 24, 2024
Same headline from 1 more outlet Breitbart News's feed description Former President Donald Trump on Monday continued to press President Joe Biden to take a drug test before Thursday's debate on CNN.
Washington Examiner
Biden campaign declines call for drug test before debate ↗ (opens Washington Examiner) Published Jun 24, 2024
Washington Examiner's feed description Biden's campaign declined calls from Donald Trump and Republicans to take a drug test before their presidential debate.
Forbes
Blaze Media
Rep. Ronny Jackson demands Biden submit to drug test before and after presidential debate ↗ (opens Blaze Media) Published Jun 24, 2024
Blaze Media's feed description 'I WOULD, ALSO, IMMEDIATELY AGREE TO ONE!!!' Trump declared on Truth Social.
The Christian Post
Obama, Trump doctor demands Biden be drug tested before CNN debate ↗ (opens The Christian Post) Published Jun 24, 2024
The Christian Post's feed description Ronny Jackson, a former family physician to both Presidents Obama and Trump, has called for President Joe Biden to be drug tested before his CNN debate.
The Hill
Trump challenges Biden to pre-debate drug test, says he’d take one too ↗ (opens The Hill) Published Jun 24, 2024
The Hill's feed description Former President Trump called on President Biden to take a drug test ahead of Thursday’s presidential debate, noting he will also take one. “DRUG TEST FOR CROOKED JOE BIDEN??? I WOULD, ALSO, IMMEDIATELY AGREE TO ONE!!!” Trump wrote Monday on Truth Social.
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Fox News
Trump offers to take drug screening if Biden agrees to same test ↗ (opens Fox News) Published Jun 24, 2024
Fox News's feed description Former President Donald Trump offered via Truth Social to take a drug test before this week's presidential debate, as long as President Biden agrees to do the same.
The Hill
Speaker Johnson: ‘No one expects that Joe Biden will be on cocaine’ at debate ↗ (opens The Hill) Published Jun 25, 2024
The Hill's feed description Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that no one expects President Biden to be “on cocaine” during the debate later this week, despite President Trump and his allies suggesting otherwise. Johnson joined CNN’s Kaitlan Collins to discuss how at a recent rally, Trump told his supporters that Biden…
Washington Examiner
White House won't 'dignify' Biden drug use allegations ahead of debate ↗ (opens Washington Examiner) Published Jun 26, 2024
Washington Examiner's feed description The White House declined to respond to allegations that Joe Biden will be on performance-enhancing drugs ahead of his debate with Donald Trump.
Insider
Republicans want you to think Biden's on drugs at the debate because they've set expectations too low for him ↗ (opens Insider) Published Jun 26, 2024
Insider's feed description Republicans regularly portray Biden as feeble. But ahead of the debate, they're raising expectations for Biden — even claiming he'll be on drugs.
Rolling Stone
Earpieces and Mountain Dew: Republicans Are Desperate to Discredit Biden Before the Debate ↗ (opens Rolling Stone) Published Jun 26, 2024
Rolling Stone's feed description Republicans are accusing President Joe Biden of taking performance enhancing drugs ahead of his first debate rematch with Donald Trump.
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