Electoral battles

Donald Trump suggests Hillary Clinton takes performance-enhancing drugs

Donald Trump, deflecting from the recent deluge of sexual assault accusations plaguing his campaign, suggested Saturday that Hillary Clinton was taking performance-enhancing drugs at the last presidential debate.

“She rested for the last debate,” Trump told a rowdy crowd in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. “She didn’t do too well, and she said she’s practicing for the next debate. She called it debate prep. Right?”

Then he posited a theory about what he believed the Democratic nominee was actually doing to prepare for the next and final debate, subtly hinting at drug usage: ”I think she’s actually getting pumped up.  You wanna know the truth.  She’s getting pumped up. You understand.”

Later, comparing the two presidential candidates to athletes readying themselves for the final sprint, Trump put forth a more overt accusation about Clinton using performance enhancing drugs and proposed a pre-debate drug test.