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“I was sick and I felt terrible,” Joe Biden said in his first TV interview after the debate against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

This is what President Biden said in the interview. ABC TV Channel Who sent on Saturday night.

President Biden has previously explained that he had a bad evening, and that he almost fell asleep on stage during the debate, after so much travel in the previous days.

Biden also told ABC that he performed poorly during the debate and that he was tested for Covid.

– We tried to figure out what was wrong with me. I was tested to see if I had the coronavirus or some other infection, you know, a virus. I didn't have that. I had a bad cold,” Biden says.

When asked if he watched the debate after it happened, Biden replied:

– I don't think I did, no.

In addition to illness, Biden points to former President Trump, who reportedly spoke with his microphone muted, which reportedly upset Biden.

– Even when they turned off his microphone, he screamed, and I let him distract me. “I don't blame it, but I realized I wasn't in control,” Biden says.

“I just had a really bad evening,” he adds.

“Cognitive test every day”

When asked if he had undergone cognitive testing and if he had been examined by a neurologist, Biden said no.

– Nobody said I had to do this. The presidency is a cognitive test every day.

Moreover, he says he is once again more qualified to lead the nation, or to defeat Donald Trump, than he is:

“I don’t think there’s anybody more qualified than me to be president, or to win this campaign,” says Biden, who was interviewed by George Stephanopoulos.

The entire interview with ABC News aired Saturday night.

The election campaign will continue.

Earlier Friday, President Joe Biden entered the stage to the tune of Tom Petty's “I Won't Back Down” during a campaign rally in Madison, Wisconsin.

And here it is clear from the podium that he will remain a presidential candidate for the Democrats.

– I will stay in the race. And I will win again.

The president spoke about the much-talked-about presidential debate on CNN a week ago.

“I’m not going to let one 90-minute debate destroy 3.5 years of work,” Biden said.

In recent days, the president has come under intense pressure from his Democratic colleagues.

While many politicians have called for him to withdraw from the election, others have said he should come out and do more interviews and public appearances to remove doubts about whether he is capable of handling a tough election campaign against Trump.

– Trump could become a dictator

Biden spent much of the speech saying he tried to force him out of the presidential campaign.

He has been wrong several times, including when he said he would beat Trump in 2020 — before correcting himself and saying 2024.

In addition, he strongly warned of what could happen if the opponent wins the next elections.

Biden said Trump could become a dictator.

“Street Cat Ethics”

Biden spoke for about 17 minutes. He ended by talking about how the job of the American president is about strength of character and morality.

– It's about honesty. It's about the president's morals and integrity. Does he respect people or does he encourage violence and hatred? Can he fulfill the oath he took to uphold the Constitution and the office of the President?

He added that Trump has “street cat morals.”

At the same time Biden was on stage in Wisconsin, it was posted. Washington Post Article Which says veteran Democratic Senator Mark Warner is trying to form a group of senators to demand that Biden step down.

On Friday, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey came out and said the same thing. She was the first governor to call on Biden to resign.

Several Democrats are said to have referred to the vice president. Kamala Harris is the right presidential candidate.

On Saturday night, Biden will also appear for an interview with ABC News. The interview airs at 02:00 Norwegian time.