Joe Biden defends debate performance, saying 'I know how to do this job'

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Vice President Kamala Harris acknowledged that Biden had a "slow start," arsenic respective Democrats raised concerns complete whether he was fresh capable to hit Trump successful nan November elections.

US President Joe Biden has made a forceful bid to quell anxieties complete his unsteady showing successful his statement pinch erstwhile President Donald Trump. 

Biden's halting transportation and meandering comments, peculiarly early successful nan debate, person fuelled concerns among members of his ain statement that astatine 81 he's not up for nan task of starring nan state for different 4 years. 

"I cognize I'm not a young man. State nan obvious," he told supporters astatine a rally successful North Carolina. 

"I don't locomotion arsenic easy arsenic I utilized to. I don't speak arsenic smoothly arsenic I utilized to. I don't statement arsenic good arsenic I utilized to. But I cognize what I do know. I cognize really to show nan truth. I cognize correct from wrong. I cognize really to do this job. I cognize really to get things done. I know, for illustration millions of Americans know, erstwhile you get knocked down you get backmost up." 

Speaking astatine nan arena successful Raleigh for 18 minutes, Biden appeared acold much animated than he did during Thursday night's CNN debate.

He slammed Donald Trump for his "lies" and for moving a run aimed astatine 'revenge and retribution."

"I would not beryllium moving again if I didn't judge pinch each my bosom and psyche I tin do this occupation because rather frankly nan stakes are excessively high," he said.

Biden's capacity successful Thursday's televised statement against Donald Trump near members of nan Democratic statement questioning whether he should beryllium gunning for re-election.

The president said pinch a raspy sound and appeared to suffer his train of thought arsenic he attempted to reply a mobility connected taxation policy, ending his condemnation referencing Medicare.

At different times, he pivoted to seemingly unrelated topics and grounded to make his points travel across.

Meanwhile, Trump appeared poised, moreover arsenic he made repeated provocative and mendacious statements.

As nan statement went on, Trump himself stumbled complete questions connected really he would respect his oath of agency pursuing nan January 6 attacks connected nan US Capitol.

Biden fired a group of criticisms against nan erstwhile president calling him a "convicted felon" pinch nan morals of an "alley cat".

Trump was recovered blameworthy past period connected 34 counts of falsifying business records complete a hush-money costs to big movie prima Stormy Daniels successful 2016.

The candidates besides said concisely astir age, pinch Trump claiming he "aced" his cognitive tests earlier turning nan speech to golf, saying that Biden "couldn't deed a shot 50 yards".

Vice President Kamala Harris acknowledged that Biden had a "slow start," arsenic respective Democrats raised concerns complete whether he was fresh capable to hit Trump successful nan November elections.


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