Donald Trump is demanding President Joe Biden take a drug test before their upcoming debates, baselessly claiming Biden was "high as a kite" at his State of the Union address in March.
"I just want to debate this guy, but you know — and I'm going to demand a drug test, too, by the way," said the former president, who was speaking in St. Paul, Minnesota.
"I really am. I don't want him coming in like the State of the Union. He was high as a kite," Trump added.
Trump previously claimed after the State of the Union address that Biden was "all jacked up."
“I’m going to demand a drug test.” Trump demands President Biden take a drug test before the debates, claims Biden was “high as a kite” during the State of the Union. (Video: RSBN) pic.twitter.com/HgQK74BZ2i
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) May 18, 2024
Trump refused to publicly reveal if he had a test for Covid before his first debate with Biden in 2020. Former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows revealed in his book "The Chief's Chief" that Trump had tested postive for Covid three days before the debate, but then tested negative in a subsequent test.
Trump has been accused by comedian Noel Casler of abusng the stimulant Adderall while working on Trump's reality TV program "The Apprentice." The Rolling Stone reported in March that sources described the White House Medical Unit during the Trump administration as a "Wild West" of prescriptin drugs with easy access by staffers to stimulants and sedatives.
The upcoming debates between Trump and Biden will break with tradition in two significant ways: there will be no live audiences, and the microphone of any candidate not recognized to speak will be muted.
The first Biden-Trump debate in the 2020 election was riddled with eruptions, as then-President Trump repeatedly interrupted Biden and moderator Chris Wallace.
Both the Trump and Biden campaigns agreed earlier this week to two debate, currently scheduled for June 27 and September 10.
