Joe Biden says just one factor might persuade him to drop out of the 2024 presidential race.
Throughout a July 5 primetime interview on ABC with George Stephanopoulos, the president spoke about his efficiency in the course of the June 27 presidential debate in opposition to Donald Trump.
Biden, 81, instructed Stephanopoulos, 63, that he doesn’t intend on exiting the race, and solely a better energy intervening would make it occur.
“Look, I imply, if the Lord Almighty got here down and stated, ‘Joe, get outta the race,’ I’d get outta the race,” he stated, including, “The Lord Almighty’s not comin’ down.”
Kyle Mazza/Anadolu/Getty
At one other level within the interview, Stephanopoulos requested Biden how he would really feel if he finally misplaced to Trump, 78.
“I’ll really feel so long as I gave it my all and I did the goodest job as I do know I can do, that’s what that is about,” he stated.
By no means miss a narrative — join PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to remain up-to-date on the perfect of what PEOPLE has to supply, from superstar information to forcing human curiosity tales.
The Week host requested the president if he was “the identical man at the moment that you just had been once you took workplace three-and-a-half years in the past?” to which Biden responded, “I additionally was the man who put collectively a peace plan for the Center East which may be comin’ to fruition.”
“I used to be additionally the man that expanded NATO. I used to be additionally the man that grew the economic system. All the person issues that had been performed had been concepts I had or I fulfilled. I moved on,” he added.
Biden additionally addressed his efficiency on the debate, attributing any shortcomings as being resulting from exhaustion from his demanding schedule following a visit to Europe.
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg through Getty
“I used to be sick. I used to be feeling horrible. Matter of reality, the doc’s with me,” he defined.
“I requested in the event that they did a COVID take a look at as a result of they’re attempting to determine what was flawed. They did a take a look at to see whether or not or not I had some an infection, you recognize, a virus. I didn’t. I simply had a very unhealthy chilly,” Biden continued.
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/Getty
Following the June 27 debate, Biden hosted a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, the place he spoke to the group about his efficiency. “I do not stroll as simply as I used to,” he said.
“I do not communicate as easily as I used to. I do not debate in addition to I used to. However I do know what I do know, I understand how to inform the reality!” Biden continued.
