In his first sit-down interview after his debate last week against former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden downplayed his performance as a “bad episode” as Democrats, such as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), ask whether it was symptomatic of a condition.
“It was a bad episode. No indication of any serious condition. I was exhausted. I didn’t listen to my instincts in terms of preparing and — and a bad night,” Biden told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos.
When pressed on the down time he had at Camp David after his trips to Europe, Biden repeated that he had been sick and was “feeling terrible.”
“Matter of fact, the docs with me, I asked them. They did a COVID test because we were trying to figure out what was wrong. They did a test to see whether or not I had some infection, you know, a virus. I didn’t,” he said. “I just had a really bad cold.”
Biden added he did not “think” he watched the debate afterward, though he did not blame aides for his poor performance.
Biden spoke with Stephanopoulos after appearing at a rally in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday, in which he remained adamant he is “running and going to win again” despite calls from the likes of Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) to step down as the Democratic nominee before next month’s national convention in Chicago.
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“Some folks don’t seem to care who you voted for,” he told the crowd. “They’re trying to push me out of the race. Well, let me say this as clearly as I can: I’m staying in the race. I’ll beat Donald Trump.”
Meanwhile, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) is looking to assemble senators who are also calling on Biden to stand down as the Democratic standard-bearer, according to the Washington Post.
