“Seriously, you won’t answer the question, but why didn’t the press talk about all the lies he told? I haven’t heard anything about that,” Biden said.
Holt responded by claiming “we have reported many of the issues,” to which Biden responded, “No you haven’t! No you haven’t! God love you.”
Biden later added that Vance had previously criticized Trump during his initial presidential claim in 2016, to which Holt pointed out, “well, he said something about you.”
“He said some things about me, but see what he said about Trump. What’s up with you guys? Come on, man,” Biden responded.
The interview followed previous reports of uncertainty regarding the president’s re-election campaign as a top campaign official reportedly told at least one megadonor that Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 election is “only a matter of time” privately according to TMZ, as well as multiple Democratic officials publicly calling for him to drop out.
The official reportedly said that focus had shifted from singular support of the president’s re-election to “Democrats have to retain The White House” following Biden’s disastrous performance in the first presidential debate against Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee. Biden, 81, the oldest president in history, appeared opposite Trump on the debate stage for the first time since the 2020 election and did little to quell concerns about his vigor and energy. The president appeared to struggle with his voice, clearing his throat and coughing multiple times, and was often seen open-mouthed and staring when Trump spoke, occasionally struggling to finish sentences.
Biden’s performance reportedly led to “panic” among Democrats, according to longtime Democratic operative and CNN senior political commentator David Axelrod.
“He seemed a little disoriented. He did get stronger as the debate went on. But by that time, I think the panic had set in,” Axelrod said, adding that “there are going to be discussions about whether he should continue.”
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