The Democrat dug in, unwilling to entertain criticism from his own party or acknowledge he’s losing his race against Donald Trump
After a week of frantic machinations, Democrats believed they were getting through to President Biden about the serious trouble his campaign is in. His first televised interview since the presidential debate made clear that isn’t the case—setting the stage for a more acrimonious phase of the efforts by some in the party to push him off the ticket.
“I’ve convinced myself of two things: I’m the most qualified person to beat [Trump], and I know how to get things done,” Biden told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos in the 22-minute interview that the network aired in its entirety Friday evening. He repeatedly rebuffed the idea that his campaign is swooning in the polls, that he might not have what it takes to continue for the next four years or that more thorough medical examination of his neurological state might be warranted.
This ABC interview was supposed to shut down talk of Biden’s decline
He immediately says he doesn’t remember if he watched the debate
He’s cooked pic.twitter.com/TsELNFUkdP
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) July 5, 2024
