President Joe Biden sat for a 30-minute interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, during which he took responsibility for his failure to land at the debate in Atlanta the previous week, insisted that he had the health and stamina to carry on the campaign and defeat former President Donald Trump a second time, and was skeptical of the polling currently showing him down in the race. He added as well that only God could send him a sign to end his campaign.
Commenters across social media and on all sides of the political spectrum had varied reactions to the interview.
Republican lawmakers, naturally, proclaimed it further evidence of Biden's unfitness to lead. "The Stephanopoulos interview has made one thing clear: Joe Biden is completely unfit to serve as president for the next 6 months, much less the next 4 years. This is exactly what the 25th Amendment was meant for," wrote Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL).
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But some Democrats pushed back, one of the loudest being Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who famously went on to win his race in 2022 after a disastrous debate performance of his own that was hampered by his recovery from a stroke. " with
