The interview begins. 22 minutes long, "no cuts, no edits."

Begins with the above clip.

The interview was held at Sherman Middle School in Madison, Wisconsin.

"I just had a bad night. I don't know why." Notes he did ten public events after the debate without incident.

Stephanopoulos reads reports from NYT, WSJ, WaPo reporting his decline. Biden replies by listing his accomplishments. Notes the annoouncement today that 200,000 jobs were added last month. Touts taking on Big Pharma. Lists his goals for his second term.

Stephanopoulos asks again if he's had more lapses in the last six months. If he's frail. Biden keeps telling him it's not true. Says his doctor told him after the debate that he was exhausted.

"Have you had a full neurological and cognitive evaluation?"

Biden lists all the tests he's had.

"No one said I had to, I'm good."

Biden notes he runs the most important country in the world. Every day, he's making critical decisions.

Stephanopoulos asks if he's willing to have an independent examination. Biden says, "I've already done it."

(Biden's voice is a bit hoarse. Perhaps this is after the Madison rally.)

Stephanopoulos asks how he can convince people he will be capable for his second term. Biden lists yet again all his accomplishments, including international relations.

"Do you have the mental and physical capacity to do this for another four years?"

"I wouldn't be running if I didn't think I could."

Biden notes the recent immunity ruling. He replies that "the character of the President" will decide the consequences of that ruling.

"If I stopped now, I'd go down in history as a pretty good president."

Stephanopoulos says "you're falling further behind." Biden replies that polling isn't as reliable as it used to be, which Stephanopoulos acknowledges, but notes polls in battleground states. "I carried a lot of Democrats the last time I ran in 2020." Also recalls the so-called "red wave" in 2022 that never materialized.

@WordsmithFL Is Stephanopolous a Republican cheerleader or something? Maybe he thinks his loaded questions are "hard hitting" journalism.

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@BillieBun It's repetitive, but I think Stephanopoulos is doing him a favor by leaning on him. So far, he hasn't fumbled once, no matter how many times he repeats the same question a different way.

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