{"id":2295679,"date":"2024-07-15T22:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T02:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-gets-testy-when-pressed-on-debate-performance-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-15T22:34:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T02:34:11","slug":"biden-gets-testy-when-pressed-on-debate-performance-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-gets-testy-when-pressed-on-debate-performance-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden gets testy when pressed on debate performance &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fbiden-gets-testy-when-pressed-on-debate-performance-washington-examiner%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=2295679&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>The article\u2062 discusses President Joe Biden&#8217;s testy response \u2064during an interview \u2062when pressed about his debate performance last month. Biden appeared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-kamala-harris-gets-snippy-with-spanish-media-when-pressed-over-the-border\/\" title=\"WATCH: Kamala Harris Gets Snippy With Spanish Media When Pressed Over The Border\">visibly frustrated<\/a>\u200c when asked about \u2063his decision to \u200dstay in the race, mentioning that he\u2064 had \u2064a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-weeknd-reveals-why-his-performers-wore-bandages-at-the-super-bowl\/\" title=\"The Weeknd Reveals Why His Performers Wore Bandages At The Super Bowl\">bad night<\/a> and acknowledged making \u2063mistakes. \u2063He also mentioned not watching the full debate back and dismissed the idea of former President Barack Obama or Michelle Obama needing \u200bto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-officials-blaming-each-other-for-afghanistan-debacle\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Officials Blaming Each Other For Afghanistan Debacle\">express confidence<\/a> in his leadership, stating that it \u2063was \u2063his job to get \u2062the job done. Biden also confirmed not speaking \u2063to Obama\u2063 for a couple of weeks and possibly not since \u2063the debate.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden gets testy when pressed on debate performance<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/christian-datoc\/\">Christian Datoc<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-15T22:23:31-04:00\">July 15, 2024 10:23 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1703995\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> noticeably bristled when pressed during an interview about his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"debate performance\">debate performance<\/a> last month, and became visibly frustrated when asked about his decision to stay in the race.<\/p>\n<p>Biden testily responded to a line of questioning during his Monday interview with NBC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lester-holt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Lester Holt\">Lester Holt<\/a> about his June 27 debate performance that failed to ease concerns about his mental acuity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLester, look, why don\u2019t you guys ever talk about the 18, 28 lies he told? Where are you on this? Why didn\u2019t the press ever talk about that? Twenty-eight times it\u2019s confirmed he lied in that debate. I had a bad, bad night. I wasn\u2019t feeling well at all,\u201d he told Holt when asked to assess his performance. \u201cI screwed up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden has previously been questioned about whether or not he\u2019d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passed-defense-bill-unwinds-pentagons-woke-agenda-freedom-caucus\/\" title=\"House Passes Defense Bill to Reverse Pentagon&#039;s &#039;Woke&#039; Agenda: Freedom Caucus\">watched back<\/a> the debate in full and told Holt, again, on Monday that he has only seen select clips.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t have to see it. I was there,\u201d Biden shot back at Holt when pressed on whether he\u2019d reviewed footage from the first debate. \u201cI don\u2019t plan on having another performance on that level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether or not Biden believed former President Barack Obama, or his wife, Michelle Obama, should be doing more to express confidence in his leadership, Biden quickly quashed the idea. saying it was his \u201cjob\u201d to get \u201cthis done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, they\u2019re helping me. They\u2019ve helped me from the beginning. This is my job to get this done,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>Holt then asked whether or not Biden had spoken with Barack Obama since the debate, to which Biden confirmed that he has not spoken to Obama for a \u201ccouple weeks,\u201d and admitted he may not have even spoken with him since the debate itself took place.<\/p>\n<p>Biden also became frustrated with Holt\u2019s questioning of his decision to stay in the race, saying that he alone was making that decision. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe,\u201d Biden said when asked about who is making the decision for him to continue his 2024 bid. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, I\u2019ve been doing this a long time,\u201d Biden continued. \u201cThe idea, I\u2019m the old guy. I am. I\u2019m old. But I\u2019m only three years older than Trump. Number one. And number two, my mental acuity has been treated damn good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, Biden attempted to brush back on any lingering rumors that he might make way for someone else to be the Democratic nominee by committing to take part in the second 2024 presidential debate in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to debate him when we agreed to debate. I\u2019m going to debate him in September,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-find-a-filibuster-they-can-get-behind\/\" title=\"Democrats Find a Filibuster They Can Get Behind\">president declared<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m on the horse, where have you been? I\u2019ve done 22 major events, thousands of people, overwhelming crowds, a lot happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1703995\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1703995\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden became defensive and frustrated when questioned about his debate performance and decision to stay in the race during an interview with NBC&#8217;s Lester Holt. He criticized the media for not focusing on his opponent&#8217;s lies during the debate and insisted that he had a bad night. Biden also dismissed the idea that Barack or Michelle Obama should express confidence in his leadership, stating that it was his responsibility to get things done. He asserted that he alone was making the decision to continue his 2024 bid and reaffirmed his commitment to participating in the second presidential debate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2295680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24195068157258.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,32337,32818,21905,32076],"class_list":["post-2295679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-debate-performance","tag-press-conference","tag-testy","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24195068157258.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295679","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\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2295679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295679\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2295680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2295679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2295679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2295679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}