That phrase means absolutely nothing when it comes to Trump.
From CNN:
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem had some advice for the ex-president on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday. “I don’t think he has to get personal in this debate at all because he’s going to have so many good things to talk about, in contrast with Joe Biden’s policies,” she said.
Good things to talk about? Like what? Electrocution by a boat? Sharks? Pitting refugees against each other Gladiator style? Huffing bleach into your lungs?
Well, that’s the thing. That’s the reason for my original comment about ‘nothing in the rules that would keep Donald at his podium.’ He will do anything that he thinks will give him an advantage. It’s therefore up to CNN, and ultimately to the Biden folks, to think about these things in advance and have an effective counter-measure available.
It’s not that Trump is smart, of course. But as many have observed, he’s canny about being underhanded. He gets away with shit because no one imagined in advance that he could possibly do [whatever it is].
Looking at the way the two sides maneuvered in advance of the 2020 debates, the Trump accusation centered not on the possibility of help for Biden via drugs, but instead via electronic cheating:
They always have to make up something. Trump knows he can’t win a fair contest.
I forget. What’s the standard excuse that Biden must submit a drug test (or IQ test or whatever), but Trump is exempt? A direct comparison of the results would be droll.
So we should be looking out for Trump wearing an earpiece, it seems. 
Trump’s pee is under audit.
Well, in 2020, for sure. (DID anyone check, I wonder?)
But in 2024, since they’re not accusing Biden of that, they probably don’t plan to use the earpiece-cheating idea.
It’s the principle of Economy of Smelt It/Dealt It.
You sure won’t read about this stuff in the lamestream media. Thank God for our orange truth-teller.
Just because they are at the location of the debate doesn’t mean they will be allowed to be in the room. I would be extremely surprised if anyone is allowed.
Well it is almost Shark Week.
This is at least something sorta new (well, new to me at any rate). Up to now, Fox has been busy laying the foundations of why Biden did so well in the debate - just like the SOTU address - on the premise that he was jacked up on drugs.
Soon to be jail-bird, Steve Bannon, has some thoughts on Trump’s debate appearance:
Wasn’t there a debate in the last cycle where a right-wing media craptastic site actually made a small mistake, and published the article that said Trump was masterful and won the debate the day before the debate actually took place?
Same here. From what I understand, the only people in the studio will be the moderators, Trump and Biden, and technical people (e.g. camera operators). I suppose a few Secret Service folks too. But no audience, no advisors, no staff, no fellow party-members, no sycophants, nobody.
“Okay, here we are at the CNN studios. Sorry, but you guys will have to wait on the bus.”
I’m sure we’ll see Twitter posts about how they’re “occupying” the studios because “Biden’s DOJ” won’t let them into the debate.
They might not be in the room, they’ll be just outside the room or just outside the building, but all they need is a camera to talk to so they can sing his praises the entire time.
It seems to me that Trump’s plan is to turn this into a press conference about his amazing choice for the VP slot. This is the plan to suck the oxygen out of the room.
Looks frantically around room. “My VP pick is… Sleepy Joe. No, wait… damn it!”
His VP pick will be Man Woman Camera TV Person.
I know this is P&E, but Dammit! I’ve never laughed so hard reading the last 50 or so posts! 
I love this place.