Biden Dodges Calls For Cognitive Test In George Stephanopoulos Interview; “I’m Running The World,” POTUS Proclaims As More Voices Worry He Can’t Beat Trump

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“Every day I have that test,” insisted Joe Biden of the calls for a cognitive test in a damage control interview with George Stephanopoulos that aired on ABC News tonight. “Not only am I campaigning, but I’m running the world, and that’s not hyperbole.” Touting his legislative and foreign policy achievements, Biden consistently deflected a Yes or No answer to the question throughout the 30-minute interview of taking a test of his mental and intellectual abilities.  “Watch me … there’s a lot of time left in this campaign,” a distinctly healthier than usual looking Biden said in one response, shrugging off “these hypotheticals.” Asked directly by Stephanopoulos if he still thought he could still beat the poll topping Trump, Biden quipped: “I wouldn’t be running if I didn’t think I could.” Asked if he would leave the race if top Congressional Democratic leaders came to him and requested he move aside, Biden replied: I’m not going to answer that question, it’s not going to happen.” Saying he did the best he could, Biden was also oddly cavalier bordering on arrogant about how he would feel and what would be his responsibility if Trump got back in the White House in November and instituted his openly oppressive and retaliatory aims.

Hyped over the past few days and teased earlier today with a clip on the network’s World News Tonight, the unscripted, live-to-tape sit-down is the big play by the White House to silence demands for the 81-year-old Biden to exit the race against Donald Trump.

A cataclysmic debate performance by Biden against his predecessor and current rival saw the incumbent stumbling, rambling and often unable to finish a sentence. “I realized I just wasn’t in control,” Biden said near the top of the