Joe Biden is playing a masterful game – and playing Donald Trump. The former vice president is picking and choosing his battles, not letting Trump frame the argument, but punching back with style when he chooses, showing who’s the adult in the room.

He just did it again.

Trump, his family, and his team – including Fox News – have been falsely claiming Biden is on performance enhancing drugs, after denigrating him as “Sleepy Joe,” and lazy and mentally incompetent.

The latest attack, ludicrous as it seems, is that Biden has a secret hidden earpiece which he’s using to get all the answers from some mysterious backstage coach.

Almost two hours before the first presidential debate begins, Biden decided to slam Trump ever so gracefully, and totally on-brand.

Take a look:

It’s debate night, so I’ve got my earpiece and performance enhancers ready. pic.twitter.com/EhOiWdjh1b — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 29, 2020

The responses show Biden is on his game.

That was some shade. pic.twitter.com/6QL8ZsXFwd — Victoria Brownworth #VOTE (@VABVOX) September 29, 2020

He’s got jokes ???? love it!!! pic.twitter.com/MBsJz17497 — mariana Z (@mariana057) September 29, 2020