Jul 6, 2024 - Politics & Policy
Stephanopoulos takeaways
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Top quotes from President Biden's 22-minute interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos yesterday in Madison, Wis.:
- If he's had specific cognitive tests or an examination by a neurological specialist: "No. No one said I had to. No one said. They said I'm good."
- If he'd be willing to undergo an independent medical evaluation that included neurological and cognitive tests, and release the results: "Look. I have a cognitive test every single day. Every day I have that test. Everything I do. You know, not only am I campaigning, but I'm running the world. ... [S]ounds like hyperbole, but we are the essential nation of the world."
- Whether he's convinced himself that only he can defeat Donald Trump: "I convinced myself of two things. I'm the most qualified person to beat him, and I know how to get things done."
- If he'd stand down if he were convinced he can't defeat Trump: "If the Lord Almighty comes down and tells me that, I might do that. ... If the Lord Almighty came down and said, 'Joe, get outa the race,' I'd get outta the race. The Lord Almighty's not comin' down." (Watch the clip.)
- If he stays in and Trump is elected, how will he feel? "'I'll feel as long as I gave it my all and I did the good as job as I know I can do, that's what this is about." (Watch the clip.) [Update: ABC updated the transcript from "goodest job" to "good as job."]
