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Joe Biden felt so under the weather going into the Presidential debate with Donald Trump that he took a COVID test — this he tells ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos.
In a full ABC special Friday, Stephanopoulos grills Biden on whether his rough performance during the June 27 debate, which left Americans worried about his ability to lead, was just a bad episode or a sign of something more serious.
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Joe insists it was simply a one-off, saying, “I was exhausted. I didn’t listen to my instincts in terms of preparing and — and a bad night.”
GS points out Biden spent nearly a week at Camp David prepping for the debate … and asks why that wasn’t enough time for him to get ready.
Biden tells him it was all down to him feeling sick — something we knew before, but he details just how terrible he was feeling, adding, “I asked if they [the docs] did a COVID test because they were trying to figure out what was wrong.”
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He explains, “They did a test to see whether or not I had some infection, you know, a virus. I didn’t. I just had a really bad cold.”
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6/27/24
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As you know … many Democratic donors and party leaders questioned Joe’s mental health following the debate, where he suffered numerous lapses.
Some even demanded he immediately bow out of the presidential race — but Joe hasn’t budged an inch and is forging ahead with his campaign.