I’m still standing: Biden strikes back
Americast
BBC
4.3 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 6 July 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
One week on from his disastrous presidential debate performance, Joe Biden has given his first interview to the American network ABC, to try and reassure the voices calling for him to stand aside. Justin and Sarah convene for an emergency episode to analyse his performance, in which the president defends his health, and presidential record. They also discuss who might replace Biden if and when he goes.
HOSTS: • Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter • Sarah Smith, North America Editor
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This episode was made by Purvee Pattni with Rufus Gray. The technical producer was Ricardo McCarthy. The series producer is Purvee Pattni. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:04.7 | Joe Biden is fighting on. |
| 0:06.0 | He has dismissed the concerns of his party indeed of the nation about his candidacy. |
| 0:11.5 | He talked exclusively to George Stephanopoulos on ABC News |
| 0:16.2 | if you can be convinced that you cannot defeat Donald Trump will you stand down? |
| 0:28.1 | With the offensive, I'm with the Lord Almighty comes out and tells me that I might do that. It was a high stakes interview, but at the end of it, well, an awful lot of questions still |
| 0:32.4 | remaining, is this going to be |
| 0:33.6 | enough to stop the panic in the party can he be pushed out and who if anyone is in |
| 0:39.7 | the running to replace him welcome to an emergency edition of America. |
| 0:44.4 | America. |
| 0:46.4 | America. |
| 0:47.4 | America. |
| 0:48.4 | America. |
| 0:49.4 | America. |
| 0:50.4 | Let me start off with two herbs made in America. |
| 0:54.0 | I'm not running for state here. |
| 0:55.2 | I'm running for president. |
| 0:56.2 | I did everything right and they indicted me. |
| 0:58.9 | I can chew and walk on them at the same time. |
| 1:00.8 | There is no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity. |
| 1:05.2 | We will fight the woke in education. We will fight the woke in the businesses. |
| 1:09.6 | We will never ever surrender to the woke mob. |
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