Biden Stumbles Over Words in Post-Debate Interview
Summary from the AllSides News Team
President Biden on Thursday called himself a black woman in an interview with Philadelphia’s WURD radio station.
For Context: On Thursday, Biden appeared in interviews with WURD and The Earl Ingram Show, both boasting majority black audiences. Facing backlash from across the political spectrum since his debate performance, Biden not only referred to himself as “the first black woman to serve with a Black president,” but also said he’s "the first president to be elected in Delaware.” Biden can also be heard abruptly stopping in the middle of answers and struggling to discern his policy stances from those of former President Donald Trump. Biden maintained amongst calls to step down from the race that he is “not going anywhere,” and is slated to interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos tonight.
How the Media Covered It: Media on all sides of the spectrum covered the story. Many on the left, such as the New York Times (Lean Left bias), have been calling for Biden to concede in the 2024 Presidential race since his performance at the debate, with Thursday’s interviews only fueling those calls. Outlets on the right tended to also highlight Biden’s mistakes, echoing calls from the left that he should step down from the race, which allows for a seemingly rare bit of common ground on the issue. Some on the left still bolster support for Biden’s campaign run, saying that if Biden should step down, so should Trump.
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Joe Biden, 81, describes himself as a black woman during radio interview![AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right](https://www.allsides.com/sites/default/files/bias-right.png)
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Joe Biden described himself as a black woman during a radio interview flub, as calls mount for the 81 year-old president to drop his re-election bid.
The gaffe-prone president, 81, stumbled over his words during Thursday's interview with Philadelphia's WURD, seemingly mixing himself up with his Vice President Kamala Harris.
'By the way, I'm proud to be, as I said, the first vice president, first black woman... to serve with a black president. Proud to be involved of the first black woman on the Supreme Court. There's so much that we can do...
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President Joe Biden's performance in a radio interview has attracted scrutiny after he made a slip about his race and gender.
The 81-year-old was interviewed on Philadelphia's Wurd radio station on Wednesday—one of his first interviews since his debate with Donald Trump on June 27, which was followed by sustained criticism over his poor performance.
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Biden Stumbles Over His Words as He Tries to Steady Re-Election Campaign![AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left](https://www.allsides.com/sites/default/files/bias-leaning-left.png)
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President Biden sought to steady his re-election campaign by talking with two Black radio hosts for interviews broadcast on Thursday, but he spoke haltingly at points during one interview and struggled to find the right phrase in the other, saying that he was proud to have been “the first Black woman to serve with a Black president.”
He also stumbled over his words during a four-minute Fourth of July speech to military families at the White House, beginning a story about former President Donald J. Trump, calling him “one of...
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