Former President Donald Trump has volunteered to submit to a drug test before Thursday’s debate if President Biden agrees.
Trump made the comments on Monday via his social media platform, Truth Social.
“DRUG TEST FOR EVIL JOE BIDEN???,” Trump wrote in capital letters. “I AGREE TO THAT TOO IMMEDIATELY!!!”
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Trump spoke at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s “Path to the Majority” policy conference in Washington, DC. (Reuters/Evelyn Hochstein)
The Trump campaign made the drug use hypothesis a major talking point during Thursday’s CNN presidential debate, continuing the former president’s long-running claim that Biden is unable to speak for long periods of time without drugs.
White House physician-turned-Congressman Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) sent a letter last week calling on Biden to submit to a drug test before the debate with Trump.
The former president shared the letter via Truth Social without comment shortly after Jackson made it public.
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President Joe Biden spoke at an event in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
In a three-page message to Biden and his physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Jackson called for “clinically validated drug testing.”
“This drug testing should occur both immediately prior to and after the debate and should include, but not be limited to, performance-enhancing drugs,” Jackson wrote.
White House press secretary Andrew Bates previously responded to Jackson’s speculations about Biden’s mental health by likening him to Dr. Nick, a character from “The Simpsons” known for his questionable qualifications and medical practice.
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Rep. Ronny Jackson, who served as the White House physician under the Trump administration, spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida. (Elijah Nouvellage/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“How should we deal with him? Do we be harsh and mean and say, ‘You’re the worst president we’ve ever had,’ or do we be nice and gentle and let him talk?” Trump asked his audience at a rally at Temple University on Saturday.
Trump told Fox News he wasn’t worried about Biden’s debate preparations and was confident in his own abilities.
“Well, I think if he prepares, he’ll be OK. And he’ll prepare and then forget about it an hour or so later. So we’ll see what happens. We’ll see what happens,” Trump said.
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
