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President Biden Fights Critics Calling for Him to Drop Out, Asserts He’s ‘Most Qualified’ to Beat Trump in High-Stakes ABC News Interview


President Joe Biden attributed his poor performance at a recent debate with Donald Trump to exhaustion and said he had "a bad night"

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 said he was “exhausted” during the event, which accounted for a performance in which the current Commander-in-Chief seemed enfeebled and slow, spurring distrust among his base and eroding support for a second White House run. Biden has worked since last week, when the debate was telecast by CNN, to find ways to prove himself anew to constituents, even as a furor swirls through media and Beltway circles over whether he remains fit to lead the nation.

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