Joe Biden blamed his bad debate performance last week on a busy travel schedule in the weeks leading up to the matchup with Donald Trump.
At a fundraiser tonight in McLean, VA, Biden said that he “wasn’t very smart” for “traveling around the world a couple of times” before the debate, according to a pool report.
The president said that he “didn’t listen to my staff” and then “I almost fell asleep on stage.” During the debate, Biden struggled to finish sentences and lost his train of thought.
Instead of offering assurance to Democrats that he has the vigor, at 81, for a campaign for a second term, now there are calls for him to drop out.
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