During an interview with ABC News host George Stephanopoulos, President Joe Biden suggested he would accept losing to former President Donald Trump in November as long as he did his best.
In the interview, Stephanopoulos slammed Biden, saying he’s “never seen a president” with a 36% approval rating win reelection. The liberal host pressured Biden about how he would feel if he remained in the presidential race and lost to his predecessor.
“Mr. President, I’ve never seen a president [with] 36 percent approval get reelected,” Stephanopoulos told the president.
In response, Biden said he believed his approval rating was much higher.
Stephanopoulos then questioned Biden, saying, “And if you stay in and Trump is elected and everything you’re warning about comes to pass, how will you feel in January?”
“I’ll feel as long as I gave it my all and I did the goodest job as I know I can do, that’s what this is about,” Biden replied.
“Look, George. Think of it this way. You’ve heard me say this before. I think the United States and the world is at an inflection point when the things that happen in the next several years are gonna determine what the next six, seven decades are gonna be like,” he added.
Breitbart News pointed out that Biden’s use of the word “goodest” is incorrect. The outlet said that although many English speakers use the word humorously, the president did not seem like he was misspeaking.
Biden was lambasted on social media for using the made-up word.
“The more you watch it, the worse it gets,” Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) said on X. “This has to be calculated to get him out.”
An AI consultant with the Daily Wire, Frank J. Fleming, rebuked Biden for misspeaking, writing on X, “I’m hearing ‘the good as job as I know I can do’ which isn’t exactly great English either but a little bit different.”
The disastrous interview comes as Biden faces calls from fellow Democrats and members of the mainstream media to drop out of the presidential race amid questions surrounding his weakening cognitive health.
The president’s interview with Stephanopoulos came a week after Biden took part in a debate against Trump.
Biden’s performance was anything but good, with the president often misspeaking and having lapses in his judgment.
Although the president increasingly faces calls to end his reelection bid for the White House, the Biden campaign has maintained that the 81-year-old incumbent will not drop out.
During a recent conference call, Biden sought to calm fears within his campaign that he would end his run for the presidency.
“The past few days have been tough. I’m sure you’re getting a lot of calls, and I’m sure many of you have questions as well,” he told his campaign, according to a source. “Let me say this as clearly as I possibly can and as simply and straightforward as I can: I am running.
“I’m the nominee of the Democratic Party,” he added. “No one’s pushing me out. I’m not leaving.”
