Biden says he saw a doctor after the debate and acknowledges: 'I screwed up'

President Joe Biden said he was cleared by a doctor after last week’s debate, admitting "I screwed up" in a performance that worried Democrats.

President Joe Biden told Democratic governors Wednesday that he’d been cleared by a doctor after last week’s debate, contradicting earlier statements from the White House about his medical care.

The president met with the Democratic governors in person and by video call Wednesday evening and faced questions about last week’s devastating debate performance.

Asked whether he’d received medical care after the debate, he told the assembled governors he was checked out by a doctor and that everything was fine, according to two sources familiar with the exchange. A few hours earlier, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated that Biden hadn’t undergone any medical exams since February when he last received a thorough physical and took several tests.

Politico first reported Biden’s comments, which come as the president seeks to shore up supporters on the left amid concerns about his ability to do his job — and defeat Donald Trump in November.

In a radio interview with a Wisconsin station that aired in full Thursday, Biden told listeners: "I had a bad night, I had a bad night. And the fact of the matter is ... I screwed up, I made a mistake."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-tells-democrats-saw-doctor-debate-rcna160320

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