Biden Kicks Off Trump Debate by Leaning Into GOP’s Stupid Conspiracy
Relax, Jack. It’s just a joke!
![Joe Biden smiles and waves](http://images.newrepublic.com/1bbafc42ca843171cfa0436ba60dfc1fa1fcfa8c.jpeg?auto=format&fit=crop&crop=faces&q=65&w=768&h=undefined&ar=3%3A2&ixlib=react-9.0.2&w=768)
On Thursday night, half an hour before the first 2024 presidential debate between Biden and Trump, Biden posted on X (formerly Twitter) an image of himself holding a canned drink called “Dark Brandon’s Secret Sauce” with the caption, “I don’t know what they’ve got in these performance enhancers, but I’m feeling pretty jacked up.”
![@JoeBiden I don't know what they've got in these performance enhancers, but I'm feeling pretty jacked up. Try it yourselves, folks. See you in a bit: http://joe.link/SecretSauce](http://images.newrepublic.com/0f5316fe244875ea55dac0b8dcd938a4f53f4116.png?w=1178)
The canned drink, which is available for sale for $4.60 each, lists its ingredients as “MAGA tears, mysterious orange liquid, melted chocolate chip ice cream.” The stunt appears to be winking at a conspiracy that’s been circulated by Team Trump ever since the debate was scheduled, claiming Biden’s predestined debate success would be the result of him getting pumped up with drugs.