July 6, 2024
Joe Biden's TV Interview recap: Defends Debate Performance: Calls It a 'Bad Episode'
We break down President Joe Biden's recent interview with George Stephanopoulos where he blames his poor debate performance on a "bad episode" and insists he’s fit for another term. As Biden faces mounting pressure from his party to step down, we...
We break down President Joe Biden's recent interview with George Stephanopoulos where he blames his poor debate performance on a "bad episode" and insists he’s fit for another term. As Biden faces mounting pressure from his party to step down, we explore his defense, the reactions from Democratic lawmakers, and what this means for his reelection campaign. Tune in to hear the latest on Biden's fight to stay in the race and the strategies he’s employing to regain voter confidence.
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Calarogu Shark Media from our shorehouse,
where we've had five beers but still had
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to make an episode Friday night.
This is ballot, that's right, and
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five beers in I still make more
sense than Grandpa Joe. Let's hit this.
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In what might be his most cringe
inducing interview yet, President Joe Biden
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sat down with George Stephanopoulos on ABC
News, trying to spin his catastrophic debate
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performance against Donald Trump as just a
bad episode. Yep, you heard that
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right. It wasn't a sign of
something more serious. It was just an
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off night, sure Joe. During
the interview in Madison, Wisconsin, after
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a rally that could be generously described
as tepid, Biden addressed the fiasco that
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had Democratic lawmakers and pundits scrambling for
xanax. Stephanopoulis didn't waste time diving straight
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into last Thursday's debate meltdown. Let's
start with the debate. You and your
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team have said you had a bad
night, Stephanopolis began, Sure did,
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Biden responded, setting the tone for
an interview that was about as reassuring as
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a plain announcement saying we lost an
engine, but don't worry. Stephanopoulos pressed
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further, quoting Nancy Pelosi, who
all but asked if Biden was actually fit
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to run the country. Biden dismissed
it as exhaustion, claiming no indication of
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any serious condition. I was exhausted. I didn't listen to my instincts in
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terms of preparing and a bad night. Oh and get this, Biden,
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who had a whole week at Camp
David to prepare for the debate, blamed
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a really bad cold for his lackluster
performance. He even mentioned asking for a
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COVID test because he felt so terrible. So, in other words, he
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wants us to believe he was just
having an off day, right. Stephanopoulos
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pushed back, asking why a week
at Camp David wasn't enough rest. Biden's
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response, because I was sick,
I was feeling terrible. Sounds legit or
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not. And here's the kicker.
Biden didn't even watch the debate afterwards.
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Can you blame him? Watching that
train wreck once was probably enough for a
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lifetime, Yet he knew how bad
it was while he was on stage,
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saying the whole way I prepared,
nobody's fault, mine, nobody's fault but
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mine. When asked if he had
trouble from the first question, Biden stuck
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to his guns. Well, I
just had a bad night. Biden has
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repeatedly refused to take an independent medical
evaluation, asserting there were no indications of
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any serious condition. Look, I
have a cognitive test every single day,
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Biden said, emphasizing the daily challenges
he faces in his job. Every day,
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I've had tests everything I do.
Though he managed to get through the
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twenty two minute interview without any major
slip ups, doubts about his fitness for
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00:02:50.280 --> 00:02:53.879
another term lingered. With only four
months until election day and weeks before the
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00:02:53.879 --> 00:03:00.199
Democratic National Convention, Biden finds himself
in a standoff with a significant fact of
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00:03:00.240 --> 00:03:04.599
his own party. Biden maintained that
he's just as capable as he was in
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00:03:04.639 --> 00:03:08.840
twenty twenty, attributing his poor debate
performance to not following his instincts in preparation.
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00:03:09.840 --> 00:03:14.400
He also claimed that Trump's disruptions had
thrown him off during the debate,
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00:03:14.919 --> 00:03:20.360
though he ultimately took responsibility, saying
I just wasn't in control. When asked
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how he might turn the race around, Biden suggested that energetic rallies like the
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one he held in Wisconsin were key. He criticized Trump, calling him a
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pathological liar who bungled the federal response
to COVID nineteen and failed to create jobs.
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Despite the growing pressure from within his
party, Biden remains defiant, declaring
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he is completely ruling out, halting
his campaign, and expressing confidence in his
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ability to serve another term. At
a rally, he assured supporters, I
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am running and I'm going to win
again. Biden's re election campaign is pushing
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forward with a fifty million dollars AD
camp and extensive travel plans to battleground states.
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00:04:03.120 --> 00:04:08.560
However, the president continues to make
blunders, recently acknowledging the need to
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sleep more and limit evening events to
stay rested for the job. Joe did
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leave himself an out should he decide
not to run, telling George, if
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the Lord Almighty comes down and tells
me that I might do that. ABC
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News, trying to be fair,
offered a similar interview opportunity to Trump,
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but he declined because why would Trump
need to explain anything when Biden is handing
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him the election on a silver platter. So there you have it, folks,
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Biden's master planned to calm the storm, blame exhaustion, play down the
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00:04:40.600 --> 00:04:45.040
seriousness, and hope we all buy
it. Spoiler alert, We're not.
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Earlier in the day, Biden tweeted, let me say this as clearly as
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I can. I'm the sitting president
of the United States. I'm the nominee
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of the Democratic Party. I'm staying
in the race. Portions of today's program
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were made with the help of AI. See you Tomorrowmorrow. Well, Joe
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didn't say that last part about AI. That's me saying that. Also,
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Joe won't see you tomorrow. I
will pass me another beer.
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00:00:03.120 --> 00:00:10.599
Calarogu Shark Media from our shorehouse,
where we've had five beers but still had
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00:00:10.599 --> 00:00:14.279
to make an episode Friday night.
This is ballot, that's right, and
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00:00:14.400 --> 00:00:17.960
five beers in I still make more
sense than Grandpa Joe. Let's hit this.
4
00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:24.280
In what might be his most cringe
inducing interview yet, President Joe Biden
5
00:00:24.320 --> 00:00:29.640
sat down with George Stephanopoulos on ABC
News, trying to spin his catastrophic debate
6
00:00:29.679 --> 00:00:34.679
performance against Donald Trump as just a
bad episode. Yep, you heard that
7
00:00:34.799 --> 00:00:38.960
right. It wasn't a sign of
something more serious. It was just an
8
00:00:39.000 --> 00:00:44.039
off night, sure Joe. During
the interview in Madison, Wisconsin, after
9
00:00:44.079 --> 00:00:48.799
a rally that could be generously described
as tepid, Biden addressed the fiasco that
10
00:00:48.880 --> 00:00:55.759
had Democratic lawmakers and pundits scrambling for
xanax. Stephanopoulis didn't waste time diving straight
11
00:00:55.799 --> 00:01:00.880
into last Thursday's debate meltdown. Let's
start with the debate. You and your
12
00:01:00.880 --> 00:01:04.319
team have said you had a bad
night, Stephanopolis began, Sure did,
13
00:01:04.799 --> 00:01:08.879
Biden responded, setting the tone for
an interview that was about as reassuring as
14
00:01:08.920 --> 00:01:15.280
a plain announcement saying we lost an
engine, but don't worry. Stephanopoulos pressed
15
00:01:15.280 --> 00:01:19.599
further, quoting Nancy Pelosi, who
all but asked if Biden was actually fit
16
00:01:19.680 --> 00:01:23.680
to run the country. Biden dismissed
it as exhaustion, claiming no indication of
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00:01:23.719 --> 00:01:27.680
any serious condition. I was exhausted. I didn't listen to my instincts in
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00:01:27.799 --> 00:01:33.480
terms of preparing and a bad night. Oh and get this, Biden,
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00:01:33.719 --> 00:01:37.040
who had a whole week at Camp
David to prepare for the debate, blamed
20
00:01:37.079 --> 00:01:41.560
a really bad cold for his lackluster
performance. He even mentioned asking for a
21
00:01:41.599 --> 00:01:45.239
COVID test because he felt so terrible. So, in other words, he
22
00:01:45.280 --> 00:01:49.640
wants us to believe he was just
having an off day, right. Stephanopoulos
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00:01:49.680 --> 00:01:53.760
pushed back, asking why a week
at Camp David wasn't enough rest. Biden's
24
00:01:53.760 --> 00:02:00.400
response, because I was sick,
I was feeling terrible. Sounds legit or
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00:02:00.480 --> 00:02:05.239
not. And here's the kicker.
Biden didn't even watch the debate afterwards.
26
00:02:05.719 --> 00:02:08.520
Can you blame him? Watching that
train wreck once was probably enough for a
27
00:02:08.520 --> 00:02:13.439
lifetime, Yet he knew how bad
it was while he was on stage,
28
00:02:13.479 --> 00:02:16.919
saying the whole way I prepared,
nobody's fault, mine, nobody's fault but
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00:02:17.000 --> 00:02:22.560
mine. When asked if he had
trouble from the first question, Biden stuck
30
00:02:22.599 --> 00:02:25.560
to his guns. Well, I
just had a bad night. Biden has
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00:02:25.560 --> 00:02:30.560
repeatedly refused to take an independent medical
evaluation, asserting there were no indications of
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00:02:30.599 --> 00:02:36.319
any serious condition. Look, I
have a cognitive test every single day,
33
00:02:36.599 --> 00:02:40.400
Biden said, emphasizing the daily challenges
he faces in his job. Every day,
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00:02:40.439 --> 00:02:45.960
I've had tests everything I do.
Though he managed to get through the
35
00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:50.240
twenty two minute interview without any major
slip ups, doubts about his fitness for
36
00:02:50.280 --> 00:02:53.879
another term lingered. With only four
months until election day and weeks before the
37
00:02:53.879 --> 00:03:00.199
Democratic National Convention, Biden finds himself
in a standoff with a significant fact of
38
00:03:00.240 --> 00:03:04.599
his own party. Biden maintained that
he's just as capable as he was in
39
00:03:04.639 --> 00:03:08.840
twenty twenty, attributing his poor debate
performance to not following his instincts in preparation.
40
00:03:09.840 --> 00:03:14.400
He also claimed that Trump's disruptions had
thrown him off during the debate,
41
00:03:14.919 --> 00:03:20.360
though he ultimately took responsibility, saying
I just wasn't in control. When asked
42
00:03:20.360 --> 00:03:24.080
how he might turn the race around, Biden suggested that energetic rallies like the
43
00:03:24.080 --> 00:03:29.960
one he held in Wisconsin were key. He criticized Trump, calling him a
44
00:03:30.000 --> 00:03:36.039
pathological liar who bungled the federal response
to COVID nineteen and failed to create jobs.
45
00:03:36.919 --> 00:03:40.919
Despite the growing pressure from within his
party, Biden remains defiant, declaring
46
00:03:40.960 --> 00:03:46.080
he is completely ruling out, halting
his campaign, and expressing confidence in his
47
00:03:46.199 --> 00:03:51.960
ability to serve another term. At
a rally, he assured supporters, I
48
00:03:52.000 --> 00:03:57.439
am running and I'm going to win
again. Biden's re election campaign is pushing
49
00:03:57.479 --> 00:04:02.400
forward with a fifty million dollars AD
camp and extensive travel plans to battleground states.
50
00:04:03.120 --> 00:04:08.560
However, the president continues to make
blunders, recently acknowledging the need to
51
00:04:08.599 --> 00:04:13.560
sleep more and limit evening events to
stay rested for the job. Joe did
52
00:04:13.680 --> 00:04:17.000
leave himself an out should he decide
not to run, telling George, if
53
00:04:17.000 --> 00:04:21.720
the Lord Almighty comes down and tells
me that I might do that. ABC
54
00:04:21.839 --> 00:04:26.879
News, trying to be fair,
offered a similar interview opportunity to Trump,
55
00:04:27.360 --> 00:04:31.000
but he declined because why would Trump
need to explain anything when Biden is handing
56
00:04:31.040 --> 00:04:34.439
him the election on a silver platter. So there you have it, folks,
57
00:04:35.040 --> 00:04:40.560
Biden's master planned to calm the storm, blame exhaustion, play down the
58
00:04:40.600 --> 00:04:45.040
seriousness, and hope we all buy
it. Spoiler alert, We're not.
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00:04:46.000 --> 00:04:48.439
Earlier in the day, Biden tweeted, let me say this as clearly as
60
00:04:48.439 --> 00:04:53.720
I can. I'm the sitting president
of the United States. I'm the nominee
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00:04:53.759 --> 00:04:57.759
of the Democratic Party. I'm staying
in the race. Portions of today's program
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00:04:57.839 --> 00:05:00.839
were made with the help of AI. See you Tomorrowmorrow. Well, Joe
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00:05:00.839 --> 00:05:04.519
didn't say that last part about AI. That's me saying that. Also,
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00:05:04.639 --> 00:05:08.439
Joe won't see you tomorrow. I
will pass me another beer.