How to watch Bidens Friday interview with George Stephanopoulos that could decide his political future
President Biden is on Friday sitting for the most important interview of his political life.The 81-year-old commander in chief will sit down with George Stephanopoulos — a former mouthpiece for Democratic president Bill Clinton — to try to convince the world he remains fit for the most important job in the world after his alarming performance at the debate with GOP rival Donald Trump.The calls for him to step down are so thunderous the interview is being rushed forward from an initial air date of Sunday to Friday night, just hours after it is to be recorded following a rally in the battleground state of Wisconsin.Here is everything you need to know about the broadcast, which even Biden himself appears to know will be a watershed moment in deciding if he can continue his campaign.Biden’s interview will air in full across ABC News platforms at 8 p.m.Friday, when the president is reportedly off the clock.Before that, however, there will be a first look with segments airing on “World News Tonight with David Muir” at 6:30 p.m.
ABC News said it would also release a full transcript of the unedited interview on Friday.It is scheduled to run again Sunday on Stephanopoulos’ show “This Week,” when it was initially due to first air.ABC News moved up the release of the interview from Sunday to Friday because of the intense scrutiny on Biden’s mental and physical fitness and calls for him to resign after last week’s debate.
Despite blaming that performance on being overworked, Biden has stepped up his public appearance — merely adding to his history of gaffes — in a potentially last-ditched attempt to persuade the world he is up to the job.Stephanopoulos is now known as the anchor of ABC News’ “Good Morning America” and “This Week.”Before that, however, he was a crucial mouthpiece for Clinton, as his deputy manager and political advisor during the Democrat’s 1992 campaign and presidency, which some critics — including Trump — feel will ...