Jul 10, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Stephanopoulos apologizes after saying Biden can't serve another term

Ivana Saric

George Stephanopoulos attends the 2024 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at the University of Southern California on April 20, 2024 in Los Angeles — George Stephanopoulos on April 20 at an event in Los Angeles. Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images

ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos apologized Tuesday for telling a stranger that he doesn't think President Biden can serve another four years in office.

Why it matters: Stephanopoulos conducted a closely watched interview of the president last week. The primetime sit-down was a part of the White House's push to quell calls for Biden to step aside as the Democratic nominee following his disastrous debate performance.

Biden has rebuffed those calls, and vowed to stay in the 2024 race against former President Trump.

Driving the news: TMZ released a video Tuesday appearing to show a pedestrian on a New York City street asking Stephanopoulos, "Do you think Biden should step down?"

"I don't think he can serve four more years," Stephanopoulos responds.
The clip quickly gained traction on social media.

What they're saying: "Earlier today I responded to a passerby. I shouldn't have," Stephanopoulos said in a statement Tuesday night response to the video's release, ABC News reported.

In its own statement, ABC News said that Stephanopoulos had "expressed his own point of view and not the position of ABC News."

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