Former President Donald Trump has been pushing a demand that President Joe Biden submit to a drug test right before their upcoming debate — based on an evidence-free conspiracy theory that Biden is somehow getting pumped up to maintain his alertness when at public speaking events.
On the far-right Newsmax network in conversation with Eric Bolling, the former president's daughter-in-law Lara Trump, who now holds a senior position at the Republican National Committee, echoed this demand.
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"I don't think it's an outrageous request at all," she said. "People across this country have a lot of questions about what is going on with Joe Biden. Why do you seem to see two very different versions of him in very rapid succession from time to time? We have a lot of questions that need to be answered, and you think about all of the charges and accusations over the years that they've leveled at Donald Trump. He's had to defend himself multiple times, on multiple occasions, for multiple different things. Why not, now, will Joe Biden — all we want is fairness. And we want that across the board, we want fair elections, we want fair debates, and certainly if somebody is using some sort of a substance, that would be nice for the American people to know."
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"So I don't think it is a request that is too outrageous by any measure," she added. "I certainly think it's something that should be looked into and, yes, while he jokes about it, it's actually very serious to consider the leader of the free world might — who knows what's going on with him. It's rather concerning."
The presidential debates are being held earlier than at any point in a modern campaign, after Biden and Trump challenged each other to do so and agreed that the standard debate cycle was problematic.
Reporting suggests that Trump's associates are privately frustrated Biden agreed to do so, as they had hoped he'd duck the debates so Trump could make that a campaign talking point.
Lara Trump's remark that she "wanted fairness" was met with skepticism and scorn when they reached social media Monday night.
"That’s one of the funniest and ironic things I’ve heard her say," replied X user Roberta.
"I don't think she understands what 'fairness' means," added @SandraB82981565.
"She actually makes Eric look smart," quipped Sue B.
