MAGA Republican and accused carpetbagger Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert on Thursday asked the tough question everyone wants to know — why should the commander-in-chief be able to refuse a debate drug-test when U.S. troops cannot?
Boebert's question echoes a familiar right-wing talking point that's made the rounds in recent days in what appears to be an effort to pre-shield former President Donald Trump ahead of the debate Thursday night on CNN.
Trump and his fellow conservatives have floated the idea for days that Biden will use performance-enhancing drugs as they go toe-to-toe. Political analysts have suggested Trump fears his attacks on Biden have lowered the bar the president must clear to win — and is trying to prepare his base for his own defeat.
"There is no evidence that Biden has used or plans to use performance-enhancing drugs," writes Washington Post political reporter Hannah Knowles. "But Trump and his supporters have spread the baseless claim widely."
Before Boebert, Rep. Nancy Mace expressed similar sentiments.
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Mace (R-SC) raised the alarm about the terrifying prospect that Biden could be on a popular ADHD medication.
"How much Adderall are they gonna give him?" Mace asked. "How many vitamins is he gonna be on?"
Not one to avoid the GOP playbook, Boebert did her part to cast doubt on the upcoming intellectual exchange of ideas.
"Members of our military cannot just refuse a drug test because they don’t want to take one," she wrote on X. "Why is the Commander in Chief any different?"
And when Boebert spoke, the internet laughed.
"This is such a deeply stupid analogy," wrote conservative Army Iraq War Veteran Peter Henlein. "There is no good debate drug. If there was, I am sure both candidates would be taking it."
"When can we drug test you Lauren?" questioned @MailePRMedia.
"Members of the military can’t be convicted felons," retorted @jeffreymlevy. "Why is the republican nominee for President and Commander in Chief any different?"
"Hopefully your son is going to be required to take a drug test as part of his probation?" @DenisonBarbs fired back.
"Everyone has the right to be stupid and ignorant, but you just abuse that privilege," said @ChidiNwatu.
Boebert was among four of just 18 Republican party-endorsed candidates to win their primary on Tuesday night. She moved to the reliably Republican Fourth Congressional District, where Republican Rep. Ken Buck resigned in March, after facing a near-inevitable loss in her existing district.