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

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 01:48 AM

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When you are getting to that age, those kinds of drugs can hit you really hard.

I love Joe Biden, I voted for him every time his name has appeared on my ballot in one form or another (VP candidate, Presidential candidate, etc). He should've stepped out of the campaign much earlier but it is what it is.

What bothers me if people who act like that Trump isn't farther gone upstairs. He has been kinda gone his whole life but its been really bad going all the way back to when he first started running in 2016, really. Just because Trump has the ability to be loud while he is talking in circles about absolutely fucking nothing, some people acted like that made him more competent than Joe, who even at his most mumbling, stuttering and aged worst, did and always will, state more facts and wisdom than Trump would ever be capable of if he lived 10 lifetimes.

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

Don't remember hearing that, Haggard Celine Thursday #1

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

Putin is definitely capable of anything. Haggard Celine Thursday #12

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

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

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

Putin has agents who visited the White House usonian Friday #22

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

I took Benadryl for years too. Haggard Celine Thursday #14

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

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

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

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

Thanks. scipan Thursday #13

Nope ornotna Thursday #4

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

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

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

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

Yes I remember that. mr715 Thursday #7

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

It is remarkably fast acting mr715 Friday #16

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

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

Biden was fine in public events afterward. yardwork Friday #27

No he wasn't. mr715 Friday #37

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

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

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

Thanks everyone. It just doesn't make sense that he would take one just before. scipan Friday #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 Friday #25

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

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

I remember people ignoring Trump's performance Johonny Friday #31

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

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

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