George Stephanopoulos gives damning Biden verdict after interviewing president
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ABC’S George Stephanopoulos appeared to dish a damning verdict on President Joe Biden’s ability to handle another 4-year term.
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“Do you think Biden should step down? You’ve talked to him more than anybody else has lately,” the passerby can be heard saying in a video recording, TMZ reported.
“I don’t think he can serve four more years,” Stephanopoulos seemingly replied.
Stephanopoulos scurried off, but the passerby was thrilled to get a reply on his opinion about Biden.
“You don’t think he can serve four more years?” the passerby said as Stephanopoulos walked away.
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“All right, that’s an answer.”
Stephanopoulos quickly announced he was regretful for his comment in the street.
“Earlier today I responded to a question from a passerby. I shouldn’t have,” he told Puck News.
ABC News released a statement and denied having any relation to Stephanopoulos’ opinion.
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“George expressed his own point of view and not the position of ABC News,” ABC News told TMZ.
CONCERNS
Stephanopoulos sat down with Biden for a 22-minute interview last week, during which the ABC anchor probed the president on his disastrous debate with Donald Trump the week before.
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“Concerns about your age and your health are growing. So that’s why I’m asking — to reassure them, would you be willing to have the independent medical evaluation,” Stephanopoulos said.
Biden did not give a direct response but insisted he takes medical evaluation frequently.
Stephanopoulos asked Biden about his conversation with his doctor after his poor debate performance.
“He said he– just looked at me and said, ‘You’re exhausted,'” Biden recalled during the interview.
“That’s it. I have medical doctors travel with me everywhere. Every President does, as you know.
“Medical doctors, some of the best in the world travel with me everywhere I go. I have an ongoing assessment of what I’m doin’, and they don’t hesitate to tell me if they think there’s something wrong.”
LORD ALMIGHTY
Biden, 81, insisted no one is more fit to run for president than him.
He said the only way he would drop out was if the Lord almighty himself instructed him to do so.
”If the Lord Almighty said ‘Joe, get out of the race,’ I’d get out of the race but the Lord Almighty is not coming down,” Biden continued in the interview.
If the Lord Almighty said ‘Joe, get out of the race,’ I’d get out of the race but the Lord Almighty is not coming down.
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However, Biden’s ability to handle a president’s busy schedule has come into question after he reportedly told Democrats he needs more sleep.
George Stephanopoulos’ political background
George Stephanopoulos interviewed President Biden on July 5. Here’s all you need to know about the ABC anchor,
Early career
- Began his political career as an aide to Ohio Congressman Ed Feighan before serving as his Chief of Staff
- Worked on 1988 presidential campaign of Greek-American liberal Democrat Michael Dukakis in 1988
- Appointed executive floor assistant to House majority leader Dick Gephardt in 1989
Time with Clinton Administration
- Stephanopoulos joined Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign as deputy campaign manager in 1991
- Tapped as top aide in President Clinton’s Administration in 1992
- Served as Clinton’s senior advisor for policy and strategy during the president’s first term
- Resigned from the Clinton Administration in 1996 citing stress, fatigue, and depression
Tenure at ABC News
- Stephanopoulos joined ABC News in 1997 as an analyst after his tenure with the Clinton Administration
- He began hosting This Week on ABC in 2002 until 2010 (returning as an anchor in 2012)
- Stephanopoulos has interviewed three presidents including, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, and Barack Obama
- He’s also interviewed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Representative Nancy Pelosi, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and former FBI Directory James Comey
- Stephanopoulos has earned three Emmy Awards, a DuPont Award, three Murrow Awards, and two Cronkite Awards for his work in journalism
Biden recently admitted almost falling asleep while on stage as well.
“I wasn’t very smart,” Biden said at a Virginia fundraiser last week.
“I decided to travel around the world a couple of times … shortly before the debate.
“I didn’t listen to my staff … and then I almost fell asleep on stage.”
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The president also reportedly requested to no longer schedule events after 8 pm so he can get enough rest.
The U.S. Sun has reached out to ABC News for comment.
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