Ahead of debate, Trump escalates calls for Biden drug tests, accusations of CNN bias
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With only days to go until he faces off against President Joe Biden in Thursday's CNN debate, former President Donald Trump is escalating his demands that Biden take a pre-debate drug test, something the Biden campaign rejected as "desperate."
That's in addition to a growing list of complaints Trump and his campaign are making about CNN, accusing the network and its moderators of being biased.
"DRUG TEST FOR CROOKED JOE BIDEN??? I WOULD, ALSO, IMMEDIATELY AGREE TO ONE!!!" Trump wrote on his social media platform Monday afternoon and later fundraising off his call.
Trump has called for Biden to be drug-tested as early as April, saying he would debate Biden "anytime" and "anywhere" if the president takes a drug test. He has escalated such attacks since he and Biden agreed to debate in May, citing Biden's strong showing in his State of the Union address in March.
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