Former Sen. Claire McCaskill Warns Biden Must Begin Trump Debate In This Brutal Way

Former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) has explained why President Joe Biden must come out like a junkyard dog during his first presidential debate against former President Donald Trump .

Biden has to absolutely be willing to get down and fight with this guy in a way that shows people hes strong. What he says is not as important as how he says it, McCaskill said on MSNBC s The Weekend.

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Trump and his campaign have for months tried to depict Biden as being in cognitive decline, basically that he cant walk or talk, noted McCaskill.

But now Republicans have pivoted to baselessly warning the president may use drugs to boost his performance at the debate, she said. Theyve gone way out of their way to make this man look incompetent, said the former senator.

Biden has got to leave the presidential, dignified Joe Biden at the door and hes got to appear at that podium as scrappy Joe from Scranton thats willing to take on big guys that are not there for the little guys, she urged, saying he has an opportunity to clear the air about whether or not hes strong enough to be commander in chief for another four years.

CNN is hosting Thursdays first 2024 debate between Trump and Biden, which takes place in Atlanta.