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CNN — Audio of then-President Joe Biden’s interview with former special counsel Robert Hur in the now-closed probe over Biden’s handling of classified documents was published by Axios on Friday. The interview became one of the most notable and politically controversial parts of Hur’s investigation, which concluded there wasn’t enough evidence to charge Biden with criminal mishandling of records after his vice presidency. In a final report, Hur called Biden, 81 at the time, “a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.” The audio comes as questions about Biden’s physical and mental capabilities have returned to the spotlight. A...

Joe Biden got angry and combative when NBC News host Lester Holt brought up his performance in the debate. Biden is clearly tired of hearing about it and accused Holt of not covering all of “Trump’s lies”, even after Holt said they had covered it. Biden told him “no you haven’t, no you haven’t” and then tried to recover with one of his “God love ya” mannerisms. Biden is so used to the Democrat media kissing his butt that he can’t stand it when actually ask him tough questions. I can just imagine what he said to his staffers after...

In a new interview with NBC News anchor Lester Holt on Monday, President Joe Biden defended his language in the lead-up to Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, saying his rival’s rhetoric is the real problem. Some Trump allies have blamed Biden and other Democrats for allegedly fomenting hostility to Trump that they claim contributed to the shooting, including Biden’s telling donors on a private call recently that it is “time to put Trump in a bull's-eye.” Biden said it was a “mistake” to use the word, but dismissed the larger criticism, telling Holt it was merely a...

Insiders have revealed the shocking comments Democrats made behind the scenes of his 'sad' 22-minute interview. The president sat down with ABC's George Stephanopoulos on Friday as part of a damage control strategy following his disastrous debate against Donald Trump last month. But his muted performance once again failed to convince even those in his own party that he has the mental fortitude required for four more years.

President Biden rejected concerns about his fumbling performance in the first presidential debate last month in a prime-time interview on Friday. In the interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News, Mr. Biden downplayed and misstated polls showing him falling farther behind former President Donald J. Trump since the debate, exaggerated Mr. Trump’s proposals and made hyperbolic statements about his own record and recent events. Here’s a fact check.

A defiant President Joe Biden on Friday downplayed his poor performance in last week’s debate in what had become a high-stakes interview on ABC, as questions swirled over the future of his candidacy. Here are six takeaways from Biden’s interview with ABC News. 1. Biden says debate was a ‘bad night,’ not a bigger problem. 2. The president takes ownership of poor performance, but offers a new excuse. 3. Biden won’t take a cognitive test and release it to voters. 4. Biden denies polls show him losing to Trump. 5. Biden brushes off nervous Dems: Only the ‘Lord Almighty’ could...

George Stephanopoulos, former Bill Clinton adviser and the ultimate Democratic insider, held an intervention masquerading as an interview Friday night. Rather than ask tough questions about President Biden’s mental deficiencies and the message it sends to our allies and enemies, he begged in a dozen different ways: Do you really think you can beat Donald Trump? Are you fooling yourself about how sharp you are? Please Grampa Joe, hand over the car keys! “George George George Geroge,” Biden patronized with every question. Nothing about Biden’s demeanor or his answers was reassuring. He refused to have a cognitive test or even...

A bronzed Joe Biden made a bizarre claim about inventing a computer chip during his make-or-break interview Friday. Biden, 81, would repeatedly respond to questions in a raspy, weary voice, often losing track mid-sentence and at times ignoring questions in an attempt to make occasionally outlandish claims about his record. The president at one point told George Stephanopoulos that 'we used to have 40 percent of computer chips. We invented the chip, the little chip, the computer chip. It's in everything from cell phone to weapons.' The president repeatedly rejected taking an independent medical evaluation that would show voters he...

President Joe Biden, in his first television interview since his CNN debate with Donald Trump, brushed off the poor performance as a "bad episode" and said he alone was to blame for what transpired. … “Did you ever watch the debate afterwards?" Stephanopoulos asked Biden. "I don't think I did, no," the president said. But did he know how badly it was going while he was on stage? "Yeah, look. The whole way I prepared, nobody's fault, mine. Nobody's fault but mine. I-- I prepared what I usually would do sitting down as I did come back with foreign leaders...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will sit Friday for his first televised interview since his disastrous debate performance last week, one that could be crucial in determining whether he can salvage his embattled candidacy. The interview with anchor George Stephanopoulos of ABC News is shaping up to be one of the most high-stakes moments for a president or a candidate in many years. Democratic elected officials, donors and voters will be closely watching to see whether he can still deliver in an adversarial setting and turn in a performance worthy of being the party’s nominee to defeat Donald Trump this...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden, fighting to save his endangered reelection effort, used a highly anticipated TV interview Friday to repeatedly reject taking an independent medical evaluation that would show voters he is up for serving another term in office while blaming his disastrous debate performance on a “bad episode” and saying there were “no indications of any serious condition.” Biden made it through the 22-minute interview without any major blunders that would inflict further damage to his imperiled candidacy, but it appeared unlikely to fully tamp down concerns about his age and fitness for another four years...

A defiant President Biden on Friday declined to agree to an independent neurological assessment and suggested the only thing that might persuade him he could lose to former President Donald Trump is if the "Lord Almighty" came down and told him so. "Look, I have a cognitive test every single day," Mr. Biden said, insisting the rigors of the job are sufficient to prove his mental fitness. "Every day, I have that test. Everything I do. You know, not only am I campaigning, but I'm running the world." The president reiterated that he believes he'll be fit for the job...

In his first televised interview since his widely criticized debate performance last week, President Joe Biden would not commit to taking a cognitive or neurological test and releasing the results. Biden argued that he's tested daily, referring to his presidential responsibilities. "I get a full neurological test every day," Biden told anchor George Stephanopoulos of ABC News. When pressed if he has had a cognitive test, the president said, "No, no one said I had to." Some Democrats said they weren't convinced that the interview achieved the campaign's goals. "It made me sad. Completely out of touch with reality and...

President Joe Biden, in an exclusive interview with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, acknowledged last week's debate was a "bad episode" but pushed back strongly against broader questions about his age and mental fitness. "Are you the same man today that you were when you took office three-and-a-half years ago?" Stephanopoulos asked. "In terms of successes, yes," Biden responded. "I also was the guy who put together a peace plan for the Middle East that may be comin' to fruition. I was also the guy that expanded NATO. I was also the guy that grew the economy. All the individual...

President Biden was roasted on social media after expressing uncertainty over whether he had watched his performance at last week's presidential debate during his ABC News interview. In a preview clip that aired on Friday's "World News Tonight," ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos pressed Biden on if he had comprehended how poorly he did in his face-off against former President Trump. "Did you ever watch the debate afterwards?" Stephanopoulos asked. After a brief pause, Biden replied, "I don't think I did, no." That exchange quickly went viral. "Biden looks terrible and sounds terrible in the clip @ABC showed at 630…...

President Joe Biden gave his first post-debate television interview to reassure Americans he could handle another four years in office-- but it turns out, it wasn't just one "bad night." After a shaky debate performance against former President Donald Trump last week, Biden has faced an avalanche of pressure to drop out of the 2024 race, citing his cognitive decline. Biden, who says he's staying in the race, has defied calls to drop out of the running, confident he will beat Trump. The 81-year-old president agreed to a sit-down interview with CBS News’ George Stephanopoulos because he said he would...

"Did you ever watch the debate afterwards?" BIDEN: "I don't think I did." "Did you know how badly it was going?" BIDEN: *incoherent rambling* "It seemed like you were having trouble from the first question in..." BIDEN: "Well I just had a bad night."

If it were the 1990s, Joe Biden’s primetime interview Friday with ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos would be a ratings monster. There would be no Netflix, Hulu or PlayStation to compete with it. What’s more, Biden’s performance would be dispositive, either dooming his candidacy or resuscitating it — that’s how much power the mainstream media once had. In my estimation, doom is much more likely, regardless of how many credulous Americans tune in to the spectacle. Indeed, this interview strikes me as a no-win proposition for Biden...

President of the United States of America Joe Biden joins the Earl Ingram Show for one of his first interviews since last week's Presidential Debate.

President Biden's interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos will now air a primetime special on Friday. The shift from the previously announced Sunday morning time slot reflects the urgency of the situation Biden faces growing pressure from some Democrats to abandon his re-election bid in the wake of his lackluster debate performance. "This story is of national interest, so we are making it a primetime" special to air Friday, the same day the interview is taking place, a network source said. The first clip of Biden's interview will air on "World News Tonight with David Muir" Friday evening and then...