Surprising Moments From Biden's ABC Interview: He's Doing the 'Best' Job Possible

President Biden dodged questions about taking a neurological test and dismissed concerns about his age and ability to serve a second term in his first post-debate interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on Friday, which was intended to reassure Americans concerned about his candidacy.

The president’s comments failed to calm the storm surrounding his debate performance. Biden suggested at one point that he was doing the “best job” he could, according to the ABC News transcript. He also seemed somewhat unsure whether he had watched his own performance, saying, “I don’t think I did, no.” Biden said that “if the Lord Almighty came down and said, ‘Joe, get out of the race,’ I would get out of the race.”

Stephanopoulos asked the president bluntly how he would feel in January if Donald Trump won the election and his warnings about Trump and democracy came true. Biden responded: “I’ll feel good as long as I’ve given my best and done the best job I can, that’s what it’s all about… I think the United States and the world are at an inflection point where the events that happen in the next few years will determine what the next six or seven decades look like.”

After a heated debate, Biden faced repeated calls to drop out of the race from members of the media and some Democrats.

President Biden raised eyebrows when he expressed uncertainty about whether he had watched his debate performance in an interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos. (Screenshot/ABC)

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Biden told Stephanopoulos and the American people that he would only drop out of the race if the Lord Almighty came and told him to.

“I mean, if the Lord Almighty came down and said, ‘Joe, get out of the race,’ I would get out of the race. The Lord Almighty is not coming down. I mean, those hypotheticals, George,” Biden responded.

Asked if he watched the debate after his performance, Biden said he didn't think he did.

The president claimed he was the one who “silenced Putin” while answering a question about his ability to serve effectively if elected to another term.

“George, I am the man who built NATO, the future. Nobody thought I could expand it. I am the man who silenced Putin. Nobody thought that could happen. I am the man who built a South Pacific initiative with AUKUS. I am the man who brought in 50 nations — not just in Europe, but outside of Europe — to help Ukraine,” Biden said.

President Joe Biden stands at his podium during the first presidential debate of the 2024 election between him and former President Donald Trump at CNN studios in Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (Kevin D. Liles for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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Russia, under President Vladimir Putin, invaded Ukraine in February 2022, in the largest military attack by one state against another on the European continent since World War II.

The president also repeatedly dodged Stephanopoulos' questions about whether he had undergone a neurological and cognitive exam.

“I had a complete neurological exam every day. And I had a complete physical exam. I went to Walter Reed for my physicals. I mean, yeah, the answer,” Biden responded.

“Have you had any specific cognitive tests and have you had your condition examined by a neurologist, a specialist?” the ABC News host continued.

Biden responded: “No. Nobody said I had to. Nobody said that. They said I was fine.”

President Joe Biden looks on as he participates in the first presidential debate of the 2024 election with former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the CNN studios in Atlanta, Georgia, June 27, 2024. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

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Stephanopoulos asked again if Biden would be willing to get one.

“I take a cognitive test every day,” Biden said. “I take that test every day. In everything I do. You know, not only am I campaigning, I’m leading the world. This may sound like an exaggeration, but we are the powerhouse nation of the world.”

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The ABC News anchor also asked Biden about his low approval rating as president, which the president largely dismissed. Stephanopoulos pointed out that Biden was trailing in the popular vote.

“I don’t believe that,” the president responded. “I don’t think anyone is more qualified than me to be president or to win this race,” Biden said.

Stephanopoulous stressed that he had never seen a president with a 36% approval rating be re-elected.

“I don't think that's my approval rating. That's not what our polls show,” Biden responded.

On Friday in Wisconsin, Biden hinted that he would beat Trump again in 2020. “I'm going to say it as clearly as I can: I'm still in the race. I will beat Donald Trump, I will beat him again in 2020.”