6 takeaways from Biden’s high-stakes interview : NPR

President Biden speaks with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on Friday.

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Democrats have been in full panic mode about President Biden’s candidacy and ability to beat Donald Trump since Biden’s dismal debate performance last week.

In an effort to quell that concern, Biden sat for a network TV interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos Friday night.

Did it work? That will become clearer in coming days, but here are five takeaways from the interview:

1. He was better than in the debate, but Biden’s age is clearly showing. 

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