Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden took shots at each other on the eve of the debate with viral videos.
Trump’s social media post, a sketch from Fox News host Jimmy Failla that was originally released in March, advertised a prescription titled “Bidenica.” The video referenced Biden’s various verbal slip-ups in his speeches and referenced concerns some people have about Biden’s mental ability to serve as president.
“When they sold out American jobs and killed the Keystone pipeline, it kept me up all night worrying about how we pay our bills,” a woman says in the ad. “But then I got Bidenica, and I’ve never slept better.”
The Bidenica video also featured various fine print, including a warning that people should not climb stairs while taking Bidenica, a nod to Biden’s various tumbles throughout his presidency. Toward the end of the video, the narrator warns viewers that those who take Bidenica have experienced “rampant lying and an inability to secure the Southern border.”
The Trump campaign also released its own “Lyin’ Biden” bingo card, which was shared on X.
Meanwhile, Biden posted a video on his personal X account showing footage of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot and Trump saying “fight like hell” in his speech that preceded it. The video also featured Genesee County, Michigan, Sheriff Chris Swanson, who argued that Trump did not stop the riot and performed “neglect of duty.”
“I have no desire to work with somebody who divides,” Swanson said. “That’s not what America is. But I’ll work with anybody who unites. That’s why I’m with President Joe Biden.”
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The debate on Thursday night will pit Biden and Trump, the two presumptive presidential nominees for their parties, against each other onstage in an attempt to win over voters. CNN is hosting the debate, moderated by network anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, and it will be simulcast on other networks.
There will only be two commercial breaks throughout the 90-minute debate, during which the former president’s campaign is airing two ads. One relates to concerns some voters have about Biden’s age and claims that a vote for him means Vice President Kamala Harris would likely take his place at some point in a second term.