Biden addresses age concerns head on
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.2 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 28 June 2024
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
US President Joe Biden has spoken at a rally in North Carolina - his first public event since he struggled in the first televised debate of the 2024 presidential campaign. He directly addressed concerns about his age, admitting he doesn't debate like he used to, but "when you get knocked down, you get back up". His Republican opponent, Donald Trump, also held a rally. He boasted to voters in Virginia about his past presidential record and claimed victory in Thursday's debate. Also: The roof of the main airport terminal in the Indian city of Delhi collapses in heavy rain, and the Colombian schoolchildren being lured by rebels on TikTok.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:04.0 | I'm Alex Ritzen and in the early hours of Saturday the 29th of June, |
| 0:10.0 | these are our main stories. |
| 0:12.0 | Joe Biden comes back fighting at a political rally |
| 0:15.0 | after Thursday night's disastrous TV debate with Donald Trump. |
| 0:19.0 | Iran goes to the polls to elect a new president |
| 0:22.0 | after the previous one Ibrahim Raise died in a helicopter |
| 0:25.4 | crash. |
| 0:26.4 | The roof of the main airport terminal in the Indian city of Delhi collapses in heavy rain. |
| 0:34.0 | Also in this podcast. |
| 0:36.0 | Why the famous classical masterpiece Bolero has become the center of a big copyright battle. |
| 0:49.0 | For President Biden, Thursday night's televised debate was even for many Democrats |
| 0:57.5 | a dismal performance. |
| 0:59.1 | But on Friday he was back on the campaign trail in fighting spirit at a rally in North Carolina. |
| 1:05.2 | Donald Trump was also addressing his supporters claiming victory over his rival. |
| 1:10.4 | Thank you. Hello Virginia, did anybody last night watch a thing called a debate? |
| 1:17.0 | Man, that was a big one. |
| 1:22.0 | But as you saw on television last night, we had a big victory against |
| 1:26.7 | a man that really is looking to destroy our country. He's the worst. He's the most corrupt, the most corrupt the most incompetent president in the history of our country |
| 1:36.0 | After Thursday night's debate in which Mr Biden appeared rambling and hesitant the pressure was on to make a good speech. Many were concerned that his |
| 1:44.9 | age 81 remained an issue, but Mr Biden told his supporters in Raleigh in North Carolina |
| 1:50.8 | that he could still serve as their commander-in-chief. |
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