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Biden’s Highly Anticipated Interview Didn’t Calm Nerves. It Was Never Going To.

President Joe Biden is facing anxious Democrats, rapturous Republicans and a media watching his every verbal stumble. Democratic insiders told NOTUS there’s little he can do now to turn the page: “He’s already cooked.”

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When the White House first announced Joe Biden’s interview with ABC News, Democrats were eager to give the president a shot at quelling Democratic unease and reuniting the party.

His performance likely won’t do that.

Even before the interview aired, after days of panic and growing calls for Biden to step aside, lawmakers and party insiders told NOTUS the interview wouldn’t be able to put a stop to the calls for Biden to withdraw from the race.