Biden calls 2024 debate performance ‘not very consequential’

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Former President Joe Biden is downplaying the significance of his 2024 debate performance against President Donald Trump, saying did not view the widely criticized appearance as a turning point in his reelection campaign.

“Look, I don’t know anybody who hasn’t made a mistake in a debate. To me, it was not very consequential,” Biden said in an interview with People ahead of the release of his new presidential memoir, Promise Me, America.

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