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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lois Beckett and Sam Levin

Joe Biden: key takeaways from the high-stakes ABC TV interview

Biden in front of an American flag
Joe Biden at a campaign event in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Joe Biden is pushing back against questions about whether he has the mental and physical stamina to serve another term as president, arguing, in a much-hyped Friday television interview: “I just had a bad night.”

In a pre-taped, sit-down interview that aired on Friday evening, the 81-year-old president told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos that he had been sick and exhausted, and had not prepared well for last week’s presidential debate with Donald Trump.

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