(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Rented Mule came to the 2020 debate stricken with COVID and tried to infect Biden. [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-06-26 This week’s spin is mainly about lowered expectations in time for Thursday’s debate “Donald Trump has never admitted losing anything in his life, and when he does lose, he always cries fraud,” said Democratic campaign strategist Joshua Karp, who compared Trump’s claims about drugs to his false claims the 2020 election was rigged. He said Trump is “confusing his conspiracy theory-loving base with the entire electorate.” Democrats suggest Trump is trying to preempt a disconnect between the energetic Biden who will show up onstage and the “brain-dead zombie” that Trump’s campaign has portrayed at every turn. There is no evidence that Biden has used or plans to use performance-enhancing drugs. But Trump and his supporters have spread the baseless claim widely, as some Republicans worry openly that the bar for Biden’s performance Thursday has been set too low. Trump senior adviser Danielle Alvarez said in a statement Tuesday that Biden “will be highly prepared and alert on debate night” because of a “perfectly calibrated dosage” and said the focus should be on Biden’s policy record. “DRUG TEST FOR CROOKED JOE BIDEN??? I WOULD, ALSO, IMMEDIATELY AGREE TO ONE!!!” Trump wrote on social media this week. Campaign staff, Republican lawmakers and online influencers have all amplified the idea that Biden will need an injection to debate, with one Trump adviser even sharing a video of a syringe. Trump isn’t doing mock debate sessions but rather is holding policy discussions with allies and experts, including members of Congress. Last week, he appeared to be trying to build up expectations of Biden’s performance, calling the president a “worthy debater.” Never forget that during the first debate, Trump knew he was Covid positive, was shedding virus and kept it a secret — endangering Joe Biden. He likely also infected his debate couch, Chris Christie, who nearly died from the virus. Donald Trump only cares about Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/qxehauLhai Q: What do you need to accomplish on the debate stage? President Biden: Let Trump say what he thinks. The things he's said are off the wall, 'I wanna be a dictator on day one.' He wants to suspend the Constitution. He's about him. I'm about the country pic.twitter.com/qWh5WwX6EW If Trump actually prepared for Thursday's debate, maybe he wouldn't need to lower people's expectations so much? pic.twitter.com/OBpteoOADU CNN DEBATE DISASTER: It warns moderators will NOT fact-check Trump lies during debate. 2020 election claims will get pushback but Trump can say anything else he wants They’re pandering just as in the live town hall GET THE WEDNESDAY COUNTDOWN PODCAST: https://t.co/OVbNgJ2rno pic.twitter.com/mF9Cn9QFzG insurgency Threat to Incite Insurrection if He Doesn’t Win A brief video of Donald Trump's interview from 2023 has made its way back onto social media, in which he seems to be claiming that he was denied a second term and is now planning an effort to stop a sequel. During an interview with Sean Spicer, his former press secretary, Trump said, "I was told if I get 63 million we win easily... But when they rig and cheat, you know, there's not a lot you can do about that other than you have to stop it. And we have to stop it a second time." Trump has never officially admitted defeat when it comes to the 2020 election results. www.msn.com/... [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/6/26/2248713/-Rented-Mule-came-to-the-2020-debate-stricken-with-COVID-and-tried-to-infect-Biden?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/