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By Andrea Shalal, Steve Holland and Jeff Mason MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Friday battled to put down an uprising among some Democrats pushing him to abandon his reelection campaign after a poor debate performance,
President Biden said during his ABC News interview that former President Donald Trump allegedly "shouting" during last week's debate "distracted" him, worsening his performance.
The president told George Stephanopoulos that he’d drop out only if “the Lord Almighty” directed him to do so.
The president's session with ABC was his first nationally televised interview since his disastrous debate with Donald Trump.
President Joe Biden appeared Friday in his first interview since last week's debate, which his supporters saw as key to address his poor performance.
ABC News' George Stephanopoulos pressed President Joe Biden about his lower approval rating and how that could affect his reelection.
In the clip, Stephanopoulos asks Biden, "Did you watch the debate afterwards?" The president responds, "I don't think I did, no."
U.S. President Joe Biden again called his debate against Republican opponent Donald Trump "a bad episode," suggesting in an interview with ABC News on Friday that his shaky performance was due to poor preparation,
Biden also said he hadn’t watched the debate since it occurred. In a rambling answer, though, he suggested he was aware at the time that he was doing poorly. “The whole way I
President Joe Biden acknowledged a weak performance at last week’s presidential debate, but tried to assure Americans during an ABC News interview that he was fit to run again in the 2024 race for the White House against Donald Trump Speaking with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos Friday,
Biden, in his first television interview since his debate with Donald Trump, brushed off the poor performance as a "bad episode" and said he alone was to blame.
President Joe Biden presented further excuses and took ownership for his poor debate performance, saying he was “sick” and “feeling terrible.”
President Biden defiantly says he's 'staying in the race' during a campaign rally in battleground Wisconsin. In part of an ABC interview, he calls his debate performance last week a 'bad episode.'
As President Joe Biden attempts to rebound from his lackluster debate performance, he has tried to steer the conversation back to former President Donald Trump's record.
President Joe Biden declared he was staying in the presidential race and denounced efforts to push him out during a raucous rally in Wisconsin, kicking off a furious effort to restore the faith of voters,
Democrats fighting for re-election in competitive races are avoiding questions about Biden's debate performance and his status as Democratic nominee.
President Joe Biden, fighting to save his endangered reelection effort Friday, said his disastrous debate performance last week was a “bad episode” and there were “no indications of any serious condition” in a highly anticipated ABC interview that was seen as a significant test of his fitness to run for office.
US President Joe Biden appeared to be in a corner. More than a week of constant media scrutiny of the 81-year-old Democrat’s scattershot debate performance opposite a 78-year-old Donald Trump, whose stream of false statements went largely unchallenged by moderators,
Former President Trump on Thursday called out his 2024 rival President Biden and requested another debate, this time with no moderators, in which he proposed to discuss the future of the country.
During an exclusive interview with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, President Biden said his disastrous performance at the first presidential debate with Donald Trump was “a bad episode.”
President Joe Biden dismissed calls to end his reelection bid and denied that his debate performance wrought significant damage to his campaign, a defiant posture that risked further alarming Democrats who fear he has not honestly grappled with his biggest political crisis.
But in Wisconsin, Biden was focused on proving his capacity to remain as president. When asked whether he would halt his campaign, he said he was “completely ruling that out” and said he is “positive” he could serve for another four years.
President Biden scrambles to save his reelection with a trip to Wisconsin and a network TV interview
While private angst among Democratic lawmakers, donors, and strategists is running deep after Biden’s damaging debate performance, most in the party have held public fire as they wait to see if the president can restore some confidence.
President Joe Biden has used a highly anticipated TV interview to repeatedly reject taking an independent medical evaluation that would show voters he is up for serving another term in office
President Biden has lost more than broad Democratic support since his bad debate. He has bled credibility — with the media, lawmakers, top officials and even his own paid staff. Why it matters: It's not clear if — and how — Biden recovers it,
In a sit down interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos that aired Friday, Biden was asked about his rocky first debate performance, during which the president said he was dealing with "a really bad cold" and was exhausted after coming off a few weeks of international travel.
Biden says he's 'staying in the race' as he scrambles to save candidacy and braces for ABC interview
In front of roughly 300 supporters at a Wisconsin middle school, Biden again acknowledged his subpar debate last week, saying he “can't say it was my best performance” but that amid speculation over what he would do,
President Joe Biden is facing calls to end his reelection bid from a growing number of prominent Democrats after his debate performance raised serious questions about the 81-year-old’s mental fitness.
President Joe Biden is scheduled to speak with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos during a campaign trip to Madison, Wisconsin.
President Biden, in the wake of a poor debate performance and growing calls for him to step aside, has narrowed Trump’s lead in the key swing states, according to a new survey. The Bloomberg/Morning Consult poll,
A new poll shows President Joe Biden has closed gaps in several battleground states in the days after his first debate against Donald Trump.
On the big question that now threatens his campaign, the president offered little reassurance beyond a proud recitation of his accomplishments, writes.
President Joe Biden appeared Friday in his first interview since last week's debate, which his supporters saw as key to address his poor performance.
Biden credited his poor performance to exhaustion and a “really bad cold,” refusing to stand down from the 2024 race.
In an excerpt of an ABC interview, Biden said when asked if he’d watched the debate after, “I don’t think I did, no.”
Joe Biden vowed Friday to stay in the White House race and blamed his dismal debate performance on "feeling terrible" due to a cold, as he sought to save his reelection campaign with a make-or-break TV interview.
President Joe Biden is scheduled to speak with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos during a campaign trip to Madison, Wisconsin.
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President Joe Biden admitted in a Milwaukee radio interview that he "screwed up" in last week's debate with Donald Trump and described it as a "bad night." He encouraged people
Pollster Frank Luntz said Biden has to appear "strong, focused, and most importantly, (focused) on the future,” in tonight's ABC interview.
At a campaign rally in Madison, Biden gave supporters the pledge many were waiting to hear — and others, perhaps, were dreading.
President Biden tried to explain away his shocking performance during last week’s first presidential debate against Donald Trump, telling ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos Friday evening that he was “exhausted” and “sick” with a “bad cold” Biden,
President Joe Biden, fighting to save his endangered reelection effort Friday, defiantly declared that “I’m staying in the race” during a campaign rally in a critical battleground state as he prepares to sit down for a network television interview where his every answer is sure to be scrutinized for evidence of his competency and fitness to run for office.