Joe Biden Doesn’t Understand the Post-debate Reality
The president told George Stephanopoulos that he’d drop out only if “the Lord Almighty” directed him to do so.
by David A. Graham
Jul 05, 2024
2 minutes
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No interview could reverse the damage that Joe Biden did to his campaign in the first presidential debate, but his conversation with George Stephanopoulos tonight showed that the president doesn’t even understand how profound the damage is.
The 20-minute interview, , featured a combative Biden, more like the president who gave a widely praised State of the Union address. Biden clearly believes that he can and will win the race against Donald Trump, but he seems stuck on June 26, unable to recognize the doubts that his party and voters have about him after the first presidential debate.
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