Donald Trumps Wild New Debate Claim Has People Saying, Hmm, OK

Former President Donald Trump drew mockery for suggesting he may purposefully lose the first 2024 presidential debate to President Joe Biden to ensure that Biden isnt removed from the Democratic ticket.

CNN will host the first Biden-Trump debate in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27.

During an interview with Steve Gruber for the right-wing Real Americas Voice on Thursday, presumptive GOP presidential nominee Trump once again baselessly claimed Biden will be fed a lot of stuff before the debate and once again called on the candidates to undergo drug tests beforehand.

Watch from the 9:30 mark here:

The talk turned to the possibility of Biden being replaced as the Democratic candidate, which Trump said he didnt want to happen.

Well, you know, interestingly, theyve done polling, and I do better against almost everybody, said Trump.

And so they dont want to take him off, he continued. Maybe Im better off losing the debate. Ill make sure he stays. Ill lose the debate on purpose. Maybe Ill do something like that. 

The Biden campaign immediately shared Trumps comment on X, formerly Twitter:

Critics thought Trump was getting his excuses in early: