{"id":2289744,"date":"2024-07-05T20:59:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T00:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/interview-from-hell-biden-admits-he-cant-even-remember-if-he-watched-debate\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T21:01:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T01:01:17","slug":"interview-from-hell-biden-admits-he-cant-even-remember-if-he-watched-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/interview-from-hell-biden-admits-he-cant-even-remember-if-he-watched-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview from Hell: Biden Admits He Can&#8217;t Even Remember if He Watched Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Finterview-from-hell-biden-admits-he-cant-even-remember-if-he-watched-debate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2289744&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe \u2064Biden&#8217;s interview with ABC News host George Stephanopoulos raised \u2064concerns about his cognitive abilities as he struggled to recall whether\u200b he had watched his debate\u200b performance with Donald\u200b Trump. Despite attempts to explain the debate\u200c as simply a &#8220;bad night,&#8221; questions\u200d remain about Biden&#8217;s cognitive decline. The \u200cpresident mentioned feeling exhausted and\u2062 sick, \u2062leading to \u200chis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-york-mets-are-wasting-jacob-degroms-brilliance\/\" title=\"The New York Mets Are Wasting Jacob deGrom\u2019s Brilliance\">lackluster performance<\/a>. Despite this, Biden expressed his commitment to debating Trump again in the future. The \u2063article also highlights a message \u200bfrom The Western Journal staff about the upcoming 2024 election and their commitment to providing accurate coverage amid challenges from Big Tech\u200b and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-talk-to-me-that-way-dont-ever-talk-to-the-president-that-way-president-trump-slaps-down-media-hack-sets-the-record-straight-on-sham-election-video\/\" title=\"No Respect...&quot;Don&#039;t Talk to Me That Way - DON&#039;T EVER Talk to the President That Way!&quot; - President Trump SLAPS DOWN Media Hack - Sets the Record Straight on Sham Election (VIDEO)\">establishment media<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/%20\"><span>Randy DeSoto<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 5, 2024 at 5:23pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s interview with ABC News host George Stephanopoulos Friday likely did not reassure voters about his cognitive abilities.<\/p>\n<p>Biden could not recall whether he had even watched his June 27 debate performance with Donald Trump afterward.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-kjp-snaps-reporter-asks-biden-disabled-rough-debate-know-better\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> reporters the Stephanopoulos interview was going to provide a chance for the president to prove the debate was simply a \u201cbad night\u201d and not representative of cognitive decline.<\/p>\n<p>Stephanopoulos asked right up front regarding the debate, \u201cWas this a bad episode or the sign of a more serious condition?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a bad episode. No indications of a serious condition. I was exhausted. I didn\u2019t listen to my instincts in terms of preparing. And a bad night,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>Stephanopoulos followed up, wondering why he was so exhausted. Biden had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/large-group-house-dems-reportedly-set-call-biden-step-aside-dam-broken\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> supporters at a campaign event in Virginia earlier this week that he had not recovered from his travel in Europe earlier in June.<\/p>\n<p>The ABC News host noted that the president had arrived back in Washington 11 days before the debate and then spent the six days right before it secluded at Camp David in northern Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy wasn\u2019t that enough rest time, enough recovery time?\u201d Stephanopoulos wondered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause I was sick,\u201d Biden answered.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YMX-QPSXL-Q?si=psKCxnfYGHa3RLsh\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Stephanopoulos then asked Biden, \u201cDid you ever watch the debate afterwards?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/either-a-moron-or-a-resistance-fighter-critics-roar-over-biden-speech-targeting-russian-kleptocracy\/\" title=\"\u2018Either A Moron Or A Resistance Fighter\u2019: Critics Roar Over Biden Speech Targeting Russian \u2018Kleptocracy\u2019\">president paused<\/a> and looked upward and then responded, \u201cI don\u2019t think I did, no.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you know how badly it was going?\u201d the ABC host then wanted to know.<\/p>\n<p>Biden gave a somewhat incoherent answer, saying, he prepared for the debate for \u201cexplicit detail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I realized about part way through \u2026\u201d he continued and then didn\u2019t finish his thought, but noted, \u201cThe New York Times had me down at 10 points before the debate, nine now, or whatever the hell it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact of the matter is that what I looked at is he [Trump] also lied 28 times, I mean, the way the debate ran. Not \u2026 my fault, no one else\u2019s fault,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>Stephanopoulos interjected, \u201cBut it seemed like you were having trouble from the first question in, even before he spoke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I just had a bad night,\u201d Biden responded.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the president said that he is absolutely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-biden-agrees-debate-trump-2nd-time-live-air\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">committed<\/a> to debating Trump again.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden&#8217;s interview with ABC News host George Stephanopoulos on Friday raised concerns about his cognitive abilities, as he struggled to recall whether he had watched his debate performance with Donald Trump. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had hoped the interview would show that the debate was just a &#8220;bad night&#8221; and not a sign of cognitive decline. Biden attributed his poor performance to exhaustion from travel and illness, and admitted he did not watch the debate afterwards. Despite his struggles, Biden expressed a commitment to debating Trump again. The Western Journal is urging readers to support their coverage of the upcoming election, emphasizing the importance of getting the truth out in the face of opposition from Big Tech and the establishment media<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":662,"featured_media":2289745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Biden-vs-Stephanopoulos.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34037,3620,3896,6234,5894],"class_list":["post-2289744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-admittance","tag-biden","tag-debate","tag-interview","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Biden-vs-Stephanopoulos.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/662"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289744\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}