Biden blames poor debate performance on travel exhaustion
By: Deutsche Welle (DW News)
So many excuses, so little time.
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
US President Joe Biden said he almost fell asleep on the debate stage after traveling back and forth from Europe in recent weeks. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris said she would stand by her running mate.
US President Joe Biden has blamed his poor performance at last week's debate with Donald Trump on exhaustion from international travel.
The 81-year-old president faced calls to step aside after he delivered rambling answers in a raspy voice and appeared to lose his train of thought at times.
"The fact is that you know, I wasn't very smart. I decided to travel around the world a couple times, going through around 100 time zones ... before ... the debate. Didn't listen to my staff and came back and nearly fell asleep on stage," Biden said at a fundraiser on Tuesday.
"That's no excuse but it is an explanation."
Biden's recent travels include separate trips to D-Day commemorations in France and the G7 meeting in Italy, as well as time in California, Washington D.C. and Camp David.
Harris 'proud' to be Biden's running mate
Biden's comments come after Vice President Kamala Harris said she was proud to be on the ticket with him.
"I am proud to be Joe Biden's running mate," Harris said in an interview with CBS News.
"Joe Biden is our nominee. We beat Trump once and we're going to beat him again," Harris added.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also said that Biden had no intention of stepping aside after what she described as his "bad night" at the debate.
"We really want to turn the page on this," she said.
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Yep, kneepad diplomacy can be exhausting. Didn't Joe Biden just admit that European support is more important to his agenda than American support?
And now, as a convicted felon, the gop presumptive nominee is banned from international travel to many of our allied countries. Not a good look, no?
So, Donald Trump becomes the first US President with dual citizenship? Kewl.
Wonder who signs the waivers for travel restrictions. Any guesses?
So they will have to come here to beg us for money instead of us going there to give it to them.....How awful.
"The fact is that you know, I wasn't very smart. I decided to travel around the world a couple times, going through around 100 time zones ... before ... the debate. Didn't listen to my staff and came back and nearly fell asleep on stage," Biden said at a fundraiser on Tuesday.
He is right about one thing: almost falling asleep.
Try to find a fact check on that load of excuses.
"We really want to turn the page on this," she said."
Not gonna happen Karine.
As soon as Joe drops out the page can be turned
Makes on wonder what Joe gives to foreign countries after flying there because he is tired. Just another reason Joe is not able to do the job.
That's Kamala's only tangible skill, that is why she was picked.
“Meanwhile, Kamala Harris said she would stand by her running mate.”
Remaining near the wreckage usually offers the best hope of survival.
This MFKR took a week off work to "prep" for the debate, then went from his basement to Atlanta. That's a pathetic excuse.
That's not something to brag about. But then again she's not known to make intellectual comments.