President Biden on Tuesday claimed foreign travel left him so tuckered out that he nearly "fell asleep" during his disastrous debate performance last week — even though he had 13 days to recover from his most recent trip abroad, including a full week at Camp David with afternoon naps.
President Joe Biden acknowledged again Tuesday night that he underperformed at last week's debate while saying he “wasn’t very smart” for having traveled extensively in the weeks leading up to the event in Atlanta.
President Biden is now attributing his rocky debate performance to a busy June travel schedule, saying at a fundraiser that he "almost fell asleep onstage."
US President Joe Biden said he almost fell asleep on the debate stage after traveling back and forth from Europe in recent weeks. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris said she would stand by her running mate.
President Biden acknowledged on Tuesday that he “fell asleep on the stage” during his disastrous debate, blaming cross-Atlantic travel before the face-off with former president Trump.
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