UPresident Joe Biden is currently campaigning in the state of Wisconsin. In a rallying speech on Friday, Biden, 81, accused members of his Democratic Party of trying to force him out of the presidential race.
Biden reiterated: “They’re trying to get me out of the race. Let me make this as clear as I can: I’m staying in the race!” David Axelrod, a former adviser to Biden’s predecessor, told CNN: “He doesn’t understand the fact that people have these questions.”
The fact that the current US president had to find such harsh words to prove his relevance is primarily due to the outcome of the televised fight with his Republican opponent – former President Donald Trump.
Biden appeared disorganized, forgetful and simply out of place in the debate. As a result, voices grew among Democrats to question Biden’s presidential candidacy. The presidential election will be held in November this year.
The ABC interview was recorded Friday in Madison, Wisconsin’s capital, and aired Saturday around 2:30 p.m. German time. The conversation with moderator George Stephanopoulos was eagerly anticipated, as it could either be a release for Biden or a confirmation of his perceived weakness.
Highlights from the Joe Biden interview:
One topic of the interview was Biden’s performance during the TV showdown with Trump. In an ABC interview, Biden takes responsibility for his disastrous performance. “The full route I prepared: It’s nobody’s fault but mine.” Biden reiterated that he had a “bad evening” but was not seriously ill.
The 81-year-old insisted he had a “very bad cold” before and after the debate. “I felt terrible.” He didn’t listen to his instincts while preparing. Asked by moderator Stephanopoulos later if he had rewatched the debate, Biden gave a somewhat confused response: “I don’t think I did.”
“I don’t campaign, I rule the world”
Asked about his health, Biden, who enjoys cycling in his spare time, said he was “still in good shape”. Moderator Stephanopoulos also asked: “Have you become too weak?”
Biden responded: “No.”
“Can you run 100 meters in 10 seconds? No, but I’m still in good shape,” Biden told the ABC host. However, he avoided questions about cognitive and neurological tests and whether he had frequent failures in the past few months.
“No one said I had to undergo cognitive and neurological tests,” the president said, adding, “I take a cognitive test every day,” Biden told the jury, “and I’m not just campaigning. I rule the world.”
Biden, the anti-Putin fighter
During the conversation with George Stephanopoulos, Biden wore white stripes, a light blue shirt, and a black jacket and smiled slightly. The recordings also show how Biden looked at Stephanopoulos with his mouth slightly open and his gaze somewhat fixed.
In the interview itself, Biden also tried to show strength by presenting his own views. With a thick voice, just before clearing his throat, he turned to Moderator “George”: “I’m the one fighting Putin who controls NATO.”
“I understand very well what it takes to move America forward,” Biden continued.
That’s why the incumbent head of state spoke with confidence: “I don’t think anyone is more qualified to be president or win this race than me.” His Republican opponent is Donald Trump.
But Biden went one better: Asked if he would abandon his candidacy if Democrats in Congress said it hurt his chances of re-election, Biden said:If the Almighty says“Maybe I can do that.”
Biden had clear words for Trump: “Trump is a bad liar. The person is a liar and has lied 28 times or more about his financial performance.
Asked about polls showing the oldest president in U.S. history losing support in recent days, he shrugged it off. Instead, he questioned the reliability of these polls. “I don’t buy it,” Biden said. His advisers say otherwise.
A short round of questions that Trump doesn’t want to face
The pre-recorded interview was repeatedly interrupted. Two anchors at the ABC studio classified the interview clips they had seen. For example, you talked about the mentality of billionaire donors to the Democratic Party.
After 22 minutes, the interview ended relatively abruptly. According to the broadcaster, it was not cut or edited – except for interruptions by studio presenters.
ABC News offered former President Trump a one-on-one interview, but he declined the offer, the broadcaster said.
According to a report in the Washington Post, Senator Mark Warner intends to launch an open revolt against Biden this Monday. Accordingly, in a meeting with other Democratic senators, he calls on the group to work together to urge Biden to withdraw from the campaign. Democratic Rep. Mike Quigley of Illinois called on Biden on MSNBC to make room for another candidate or face “total disaster.”
Massachusetts Democratic Gov. Maura Healey asked Biden to “carefully consider whether he is our best hope for defeating Donald Trump.” Many influential donors and businessmen have already publicly expressed their displeasure. They are threatening to stop funding the election campaign.
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