‘Never Know!’ Journalist Tells Maher Both Biden AND Trump Should Be Drug Tested Before Debates

Bill Maher guest Nellie Bowles of The Free Press said Friday that maybe both Joe Biden and Donald Trump should be drug tested before the upcoming presidential debates because “we never know” what kind of drugs they could be taking to “accelerate” their performance.

The idea of drug testing was first proposed by Trump himself, who accused Biden of being “high as a kite” during his energetic State of the Union address. During a GOP dinner in St. Paul, Minnesota, Trump said:

I just want to debate this guy, but you know – and I’m gonna demand a drug test too, by the way. I am. No, I really am. I don’t want him coming in like the State of the Union. He was high as a kite. We’re going to demand a drug test.

During a discussion on the debates, Maher said, “I think the guy who has more to prove is Biden. I think people — Trump is a known commodity, they know he’s going to be an asshole. He’s going to be lurking and growling and not obeying the rules and everything else. But Biden, they want to see proof of life.”

After the audience laughter died down, The New York Times’ Pamela Paul said, “I see it a little more favorably for him because he’s already shown that he can stand up and give a rousing talk when need be. So, he just needs to show that he is sane.”

Journalist Nellie Bowles then gave her take.

“There might need to be some amount of drug testing before for both of the men, just because we never know what kind of amphetamines and steroids are going to be helping accelerate — ”

“Really?” Maher said, as Bowles let her thought trail off.

Both Trump and Biden have agreed to two debates in June and September, and the Trump team wants to add at least one more to the roster.

Trump’s campaign managers sent a letter to the Biden campaign saying, “We propose a debate in June, a debate in July, a debate in August, and a debate in September, in addition to the Vice Presidential debate. Additional dates will allow voters to have maximum exposure to the records and future visions of each candidate.”

Watch the clip above via HBO.