Speaking to reporters after Thursday night’s CNN debate, President Biden expressed confidence that he put up a good fight against former President Trump.
“I think we did a good job,” Biden told reporters at a Waffle House outside Atlanta when asked about his performance.
Asked if he had concerns about his performance, the president replied, “No. It’s hard to argue with a liar. The New York Times said he lied 26 times. Big lies.”
Biden was then asked if he had a cold, which his campaign clarified after many expressed concerns about the sound of his voice during his debate performance.
Biden made a surprising omission while claiming that no soldiers had been killed “anywhere in the world” during his term.
President Joe Biden speaks during the first presidential debate for the 2024 election with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the CNN studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024. (Andrew Caballero Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
“I’m sick,” Biden said.
Biden’s comments came after a CNN post-debate flash poll showed viewers believe Trump had beaten Biden by a landslide.
Biden made a surprising omission while claiming that no soldiers had been killed “anywhere in the world” during his term.
President Biden and former President Trump debated on Thursday night. (Getty Images)
The majority of social media users It seems they agreed. Many, including some liberal pundits, believed Biden lost the debate.
The Biden campaign has offered positive reviews of his performance.
“Joe, you did a great job!” First Lady Jill Biden I told the president Onstage after the debate: “You answered all the questions. You knew all the facts.”
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President Joe Biden walks off stage during the CNN presidential debate at CNN Studios on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
“We started slow but finished strong,” Vice President Kamala Harris told Fox News Digital after the debate.
president He is headed to Raleigh, North Carolina, to hold a rally on Friday in the state he narrowly lost to Trump in 2020.
Fox News Digital’s Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
