No “Serious Condition”: Watch Biden Tell George Stephanopoulos Of Debate Debacle In First Clip From ABC Interview

“It was a bad episode,” President Joe Biden told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos in an interview airing tonight that could be pivotal in whether the 81-year-old incumbent stays in the race against Donald Trump or not. “No indication of a serious condition,” Biden added.

“I was just have a bad night,” the president went onto say in terms he and his supporters have repeated over and over since the debate.

A debate that POTUS may or many not have actually watched, according to the ABC News clip. “Did you ever watch the debate afterwards?” GMA co-anchor and ABC News chief newsman Stephanopoulos asked. “I don’t think I did,” replied Biden in a line that will do little to help those who say the president is 100% on the ball — as you can see below:

Conducted this afternoon in Wisconsin right after POTUS offered a rousing defense in the battleground state of himself as well as apologies for his terrible and stumbling debate performance with his predecessor on June 27, the full unscripted live to tape interview will air in full in a primetime special tonight on ABC at 8 pm ET.

Despite a growing cascade of deep pocket donors pleading with the poll sagging president to drop out for another Democrat, started by Watchmen showrunner Damon Lindelof in an exclusive guest column in Deadine,  pleading, Biden has said over and over the past week that he has not intention of leaving. In a speech before a “four more years” chanting crowd in Madison Friday, the teleprompter president reiterated he was staying in the race. Words Biden said again with no teleprompter to reporters before boarding Air Force One to leave Wisconsin this evening.