3 takeaways from the Biden's post-debate interview with ABC News
President Joe Biden sat Friday for his first television interview since his poor debate performance, a high-stakes moment of seeking to reassure allies and voters.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden sat Friday for his first television interview since his poor debate performance, a high-stakes moment of seeking to reassure allies and voters.
The 22-minute prime-time special with ABC was aired in full — "no cuts, no edits, we have not touched it," interviewer George Stephanopoulos said.
It’s far from clear Biden succeeded at righting the ship. While he displayed more coherence than at the debate, his interview was marked by a mix of denial (of surveys showing that he’s losing the race), defiance (in the face of calls to get out of the race) and dismissiveness (of critics who worry there's a deeper problem). He sought to drive a contrast with Donald Trump, repeatedly calling the former president a liar, while touting his own record and second-term plans.
Here are three takeaways from the interview.
Biden repeatedly denied that he was down in the polls to Trump, even though nonpartisan national and swing state surveys broadly place him as the underdog.
Rating: 5