- Days after his big interview with Biden, George Stephanopoulos isn’t convinced the man is fit for the top job.
- In a video obtained by TMZ, he told a passerby: “I don’t think he can do another four years.”
- Stephanopoulos is the latest critic to cast doubt on Biden’s eligibility to run for re-election.
Days after being interviewed by President Joe Biden, George Stephanopoulos has expressed doubts about the man’s ability to serve another term.
TMZ obtained video of the ABC host walking down the street in New York City, where someone asked him about Biden.
In the video, the person records Stephanopoulos walking toward them in a tracksuit. They look away from the host and ask: “Do you think Biden should resign? You’ve talked to him more than anyone else lately. You can be honest.”
Stephanopoulos replied: “I don’t think he can serve another four years.”
The host confirmed he had made the comments, but told TMZ: “Earlier today, I responded to a question from a passerby. I shouldn’t have done that.”
An ABC News spokesperson told TMZ: “George expressed his own viewpoint and is not the position of ABC News.”
During Stephanopoulos’ interview on ABC News on Friday with Biden, the president gave no indication that he planned to resign after the disastrous presidential debate on June 27.
He told Stephanopoulos that he simply had a “bad night” during the debate. He also repeatedly said in interviews that only “God Almighty” could make him drop out of the race.
Stephanopoulos isn’t the only political commentator who has recently interacted with Biden who has expressed doubts about his ability to run for another term.
CNN’s Jake Tapper, who moderated the presidential debate, read excerpts from Biden’s appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”
“The voice is meant to be reassuring,” Tapper said.
Top Democrats, donors and former Biden loyalists have questioned his eligibility to run.
But Biden has been defiant in the face of dissent, saying he will not back down.
Anonymous sources told Politico that during a Zoom call with his staff on July 3, he said: “Let me say this as clearly as I can — as simply and plainly as I can: I am running.”
He made that clear in a letter to Democratic lawmakers on Monday: “I would not run again if I did not truly believe that I am the best person to defeat Donald Trump in 2024.”
“The question of how to move forward has been on the table for more than a week now,” Biden wrote. “And it’s time to end it.”
Representatives for Stephanopoulos and Biden did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider sent outside of regular business hours.
