Biden has done his first interview after his disastrous debate with Trump. Biden is still in fast mental decline, but now has fortified himself in denial and has affirmed that he is going to run against Trump. Only thing, Biden confused the date of the coming election, saying it was 2020. Never mind, the slip is minor compared to what will be covered in articles at the blog today, because we can be sure that the Australian press will not be doing the job that I will do.
Interestingly enough, Trump responded to Biden's resurgent spirit by challenging him to a debate outside of usual set-up by the Democrat press. It would have no moderators, so Trump could do his usual rampage techniques. I think Biden would come off better with an unstructured debate, as it was only restraining Trump's usual rampage, that Biden gave himself enough rope. It was a performance more damming than anything Trump could have delivered.
"President Biden failed Friday to stem growing pessimism about his political future in a rambling 22-minute interview with ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos — during which many of the same issues that marred the Democrat's debate performance last week resurfaced.
Biden, 81, gave multiple excuses for his shocking performance at the first presidential showdown against Donald Trump, saying that he was "exhausted" and "sick" with a "bad cold" before whining that he let Trump's remarks "distract me" — and forgetting whether he had watched footage of his meltdown.
The president also claimed that his frequent errors on the CNN debate stage in Atlanta June 27 were a "bad episode" rather than a sign of permanent deterioration, but declined to submit to a cognitive exam to prove that statement.
"Look, I have a cognitive test every single day," Biden said. "Every day, I've had tests. Everything I do. You know, not only am I campaigning, I'm running the world. And that's not — it sounds like hyperbole, but we are the central nation of the world."
However, when Stephanopoulos asked whether he had replayed the forum, Biden could only answer: "I don't think I did, no."
Later in the interview, Biden stiffly rejected calls from fellow Democrats that he step aside or risk a landslide loss to Trump.
"If the Lord Almighty came down and said, 'Joe, get out of the race', I'd get out of the race," he said. "But the Lord Almighty's not coming down."
https://nypost.com/2024/07/05/us-news/trump-challenges-biden-to-no-holds-barred-presidential-debate/
"Former President Donald Trump challenged President Biden to another presidential debate — this time with fewer rules and no moderators — where Biden can prove his "competence or lack thereof."
The 78-year-old presumptive GOP presidential nominee called for the "no holds barred" debate in a post on Truth Social Thursday afternoon, a week after Biden's first debacle.
"I have the answer to the Crooked Joe Biden Incompetence Puzzle — Let's do another Debate, but this time, no holds barred," Trump said in a post. "An all-on discussion, with just the two of us on stage, talking about the future of our Country."
Trump suggested the proposed debate's ratings would "blow everything away," over the new format even after the first debate, hosted by CNN, reeled in 47.9 million viewers.
The proposed new rules would be a back-and-forth affair between the two political rivals, a drastic change from the ones they had agreed to a week prior, which was co-moderated by CNN hosts Jake Tapper and Dana Bash.
During the first debate, each candidate only had 2 minutes per answer, followed by one minute of rebuttals and their microphones were turned off when they ran out of time, or while the other was speaking.
Trump, 78, claimed his format would allow Biden, 81, to explain the many policies he has enacted during his first term have been seen as bad for the American people.
"Let Joe explain why he wants Open Borders, with millions of people, and many violent criminals from parts unknown, pouring into our once great Nation, or why he wants Men Playing in Women's Sports," Trump said.