ABC’s George Stephanopoulos reportedly called his post-debate interview with Biden “heartbreaking up close,” according to a new book detailing the 2024 campaign.
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ABCNewsanchorGeorgeStephanopoulosreportedlysaidhispost-debateinterviewwithformerPresidentJoeBidenwas“heartbreakingupclose.”
ChrisWhipple’snewbook,titled“Uncharted:HowTrumpBeatBiden,Harris,andtheOddsintheWildestCampaigninHistory,”whichwasreleasedonTuesday,recountedbehind-the-scenesconflictsbetweenmembersoftheDemocraticPartyandtheBidenadministrationoverwhetherBidenneededtostepoutoftheraceafterhisdisastrousdebatewiththen-candidateDonaldTrumponJune27.
To“staunchthebleeding”ofDemocratsbeginningtopubliclycallforreplacingBidenontheticket,WhipplewroteabouthowtheWhiteHouseacceptedaninterviewwiththe“ThisWeek”hostonJuly5toreassurethepublicaboutthepresident’scandidacy.
EX-BIDENAIDESAYSFORMERPRESIDENTWAS‘FATIGUED,BEFUDDLED,ANDDISENGAGED’PRIORTOJUNEDEBATE:BOOK
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