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 Elizabeth Frantz/ReutersJoe Biden's first interview since his disastrous debate was released Thursday-an almost 14-minute radio session with a Black Philadelphia station.
As the 81-year-old opened his time with WURD's Andrea Lawful-Sanders, he brushed aside his performance against Donald Trump saying "I had a bad debate," and moved quickly on to a laundry list of what he and his administration see as achievements focused on the Black community.
Lawful-Sanders did not ask him directly if he plans to drop out and while the president sounded hoarse and at times had minor verbal stumbles, the White House is likely to be relieved at the overall performance.
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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 Anna MoneymakerPresident Joe Biden's re-election bid kept barreling toward a cliff on Wednesday.
Despite the White House and the Biden campaign's continued assertions that the president isn't going anywhere, the pressure on the 81-year-old to step aside as the Democratic nominee grew stronger throughout the day.
There was some hope among party insiders that an early afternoon all-hands meeting at the White House would be the tipping point.
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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The House Democratic leader, who hopes to be speaker under a Democratic majority post-November, is seeking to stem defections among his rank-and-file calling for President Biden to exit the race.
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