Jill Biden Suggests Joe Biden May Have Been Drugged Before Debate

Former First Lady Jill Biden suggested that Joe Biden may have been drugged prior to his June 2024 presidential debate with Donald Trump. During an interview on The Jamie Kern Lima Show podcast, she stated she could not definitively explain her husband's poor performance, during which he stumbled over words and lost his train of thought. When asked specifically if someone could have laced his drink, she responded, "Who knows? Who knows, right?"

Jill Biden noted that she felt significant anxiety during the event, fearing her husband might have been having a stroke. While doctors examined Joe Biden immediately after the debate and ruled out a stroke, she maintained that he did not feel well that day. She added that he performed normally at three subsequent events that evening and during later campaign stops in North Carolina.

These comments follow previous assertions by Hunter Biden, who claimed his father was given Ambien to sleep after extensive travel, leaving him appearing like a "deer in the headlights" on stage. Donald Trump had previously called for drug testing for both candidates ahead of the contest, a request the Biden campaign rejected at the time. The office of Joe Biden did not immediately respond to requests for comment.