How can you reassure the American people that you won't have more bad nights whether they'd be on a debate stage or on some matter of foreign policy?

Well, I tell you what.

The best way to assure them is the way I assure myself.

And that is, am I getting the job done?

Am I getting the job done?

Can you name me somebody who's got more major piece of legislation passed in three and a half

years?

I created 2,000 jobs just last week.

So if I slow down, I can't get the job done.

That's a sign that I shouldn't be doing it.

But there's no indication of that yet.

That was part of President Joe Biden's defiant pitch on why he should stay in the race. His news conference yesterday at the

closing of the NATO summit came with a few glaring gaffs, but also a strong command of key

issues, particularly foreign policy. We'll dig into all of that in just a moment.

Behind the scenes, there are advisors and close allies who are said to be trying to make the case

on why Biden should step aside. We'll go through that new reporting. And it all comes as there

are more Democratic defections on Capitol Hill, calling on the president to withdraw over concerns that he can no longer defeat Donald Trump this November.

Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Friday, July 12th.

We made it to Friday.

I'm Jonathan Lemire.

Thanks so much for starting your day with us.

And we'll begin this morning with President Joe Biden's much-watched high-stakes press conference last night on the final day of this week's NATO summit being held in Washington, D.C.

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