A few weeks back an “anonymous source” supposedly told The Atlantic that President Trump called dead military personnel “suckers and losers” at a recent event. Shortly thereafter, people who had been with the President at the event said that they never heard him utter those words or show disrespect to the military in any way.
Even though multiple people disputed the claim, the possibility that the President said what The Atlantic claimed can never fully be disproved. That’s because those people weren’t with the President for every second of the event. So, while unlikely, it is at least possible that he said those words.
The “news” story quickly faded away, but it is still hanging around. It probably always will.
Tomorrow evening, the first presidential debate of 2020 will occur. President Trump and Joe Biden will appear face-to-face in front of millions. There has been claims made by numerous sources that Joe Biden will be taking drugs to help shore up his diminishing mental acuity.
President Trump has suggested that both candidates submit to a drug test saying, “I’m willing to take a drug test, I think he should too.”
So far, the Biden camp has replied by joking about the suggestion that the candidates be tested prior to the debate.
If I were a Biden supporter, I’d be all over this. If I truly believed that Joe Biden wasn’t going to take drugs, and that he would completely embarrass the President at the debates, I’d love for him to take a drug test. It would prove to everyone how great he is, that he’s mentally fit to be president and that he’s the best candidate for the job.
So, where are all the Biden supporters demanding that the candidates be tested? After all, it could potentially put to bed once and for all any argument about his mental health. There’s nothing to lose, right?
There should be no downside to submitting to a drug test that could completely vindicate him. So why not do it?
By not willingly submitting to a drug test, Joe Biden has created a downside for himself. If he does well in the debate, his performance will always be tainted by the possibility that he was taking performance-enhancing drugs. While most of his followers won’t care either way, the people who support President Trump will believe that he is lying to them.
But he can completely eliminate any downside and turn this situation in his favor by simply being tested. Joe Biden can ensure his campaign doesn’t continue to be burdened by concerns about his mental health. All he has to do is pee in a cup.
There’s only one reason why he wouldn’t want to be tested. That reason is that he’s guilty of doing what he’s being accused of.
By not being tested for performance-enhancing drugs, Joe Biden is telling us that he likely is taking drugs to boost his performance and that he doesn’t care if he has the trust of about half of the American people.
