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ornotna

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Reply to scipan (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 11:23 PM

Apr 23

Don’t recall hearing anything like that.

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Does anyone remember this after Biden's debate? [View all] scipan Apr 23 OP

Don't remember hearing that, Haggard Celine Apr 23 #1

I almost got banned here for suggesting that a little nerve gas, Putin-style was deployed. usonian Apr 23 #3

Putin is definitely capable of anything. Haggard Celine Apr 23 #12

I don't want to open up old wounds. But he is a man with integrity and ethics. scipan Apr 23 #15

Yeah, it's a tragedy that he wasn't able to serve two terms. Haggard Celine Apr 24 #17

Putin's reach was evident on DAY#1 of his first term when Ruskies were in TWH! czarjak Apr 24 #21

Putin has agents who visited the White House usonian Apr 24 #22

He was taking it at night. I never heard that he took it before the debate. LeftInTX Apr 23 #6

I took Benadryl for years too. Haggard Celine Apr 23 #14

Did you notice aftereffects? Like brain fog, memory issues, aphasia? nt scipan Apr 24 #19

It is possible that Ambien can cause these issues the next day. LeftInTX Apr 24 #30

I took Benadryl the night before my wedding. I couldn't follow directions...LOL LeftInTX Apr 24 #29

I remember, this is what google says..... walkingman Apr 23 #2

Thanks. scipan Apr 23 #13

Nope ornotna Apr 23 #4

I heard he was taking it for jet lag, but not just before the debate LeftInTX Apr 23 #5

Ambien taken for jet lag works by knocking you out. mr715 Apr 23 #8

Yes it was tied to jet lag I think. scipan Apr 23 #9

I really doubt that POTUS would take the wrong med before a debate. He has SS around to assure these types of LeftInTX Apr 24 #32

Yes I remember that. mr715 Apr 23 #7

Can I ask, how long does it take to work? scipan Apr 23 #11

It is remarkably fast acting mr715 Apr 24 #16

Thanks. I must be misremembering. I probably read that he was taking it in the days before. mt scipan Apr 24 #20

I read he had been given an Ambien before, but that is ambiguously worded mr715 Apr 24 #24

Biden was fine in public events afterward. yardwork Apr 24 #27

No he wasn't. mr715 Apr 24 #37

I recall predictions here prior to the debate that Trump would cancel and not show up, or become enraged and walk out MichMan Apr 23 #10

I think he had a cold and took something for it that didnt Figarosmom Apr 24 #18

He said he had a cold and took cold medicine. yardwork Apr 24 #28

Thanks everyone. It just doesn't make sense that he would take one just before. scipan Apr 24 #23

He was sick with a bad cold or flu and was on meds for that, he also had been on Ambien for jet lag. FascismIsDeath Apr 24 #25

After he said "We finally beat Medicare", I knew we were in trouble MichMan Apr 24 #26

Not nearly as much trouble as we Americans are in now. W_HAMILTON Apr 24 #34

I remember people ignoring Trump's performance Johonny Apr 24 #31

That is bettr than cutting a line of coke on a toilet seat. republianmushroom Apr 24 #33

Also Obama did not do well during his first debate in 2012. LeftInTX Apr 24 #35

They should have jacked him up on Adderall. BlueTsunami2018 Apr 24 #36