Doubts about 81-year-old Joe Biden’s health have reached new heights after the debate against Trump last week. He gave the impression of being slow, stumbling over his words and occasionally losing focus, something that prompted the New York Times editorial board and several party colleagues to urge him to step aside.
Biden has so far refused. He admits that he is “not a young man” anymore but claims that he still has the power to serve as president for another term.
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At 02:00 Swedish time, ABC News releases its entire interview with Joe Biden. It has been described as his last chance to convince voters, the party and its financiers.
– Joe Biden must prove that he can manage to make himself understood, that he is clear, that he does not get away with it in a way he did before. The coverage has not been kind, the slightest misstatement raises questions for the White House about whether he will really be able to make it through another four years, says SVT’s foreign reporter Sofia Yohannes, on location in Washington DC, in Rapport.
The analysis: Will be tough going forward
Alex Lange, political analyst, says in Aktuellt that Biden is unlikely to escape further criticism going forward, regardless of his performance tonight. Every small slip will confirm the image of him as too old, he believes.
– The criticism will grow and grow. It will be difficult for him to recover even if the interview goes well tonight, says Alex Lange.