According to CNN, the next 48 hours will be critical for US President Joe Biden's political career after his failure at the televised debate. The president will have to give an interview to ABC on July 5, which, as noted, will be even more difficult than the debate speech itself. Biden's every public appearance will now be scrutinized for errors or signs of vulnerability.
Biden is «fighting desperately» to save his political career after his debate failure. Criticism of the president, including from Democrats and party donors, has only intensified, with more people beginning to doubt his ability to defeat former President Donald Trump. According to CNN, the image of the president as “clueless, weak and struggling” after the debate failure was cemented in the minds of 50 million viewers.
The televised debate between Biden and his main political opponent, Republican Donald Trump, took place on June 27 in Atlanta (Georgia). Participants were prohibited from using abstracts. According to a CNN rapid poll, two-thirds of viewers recognized Trump as winning the debate. Congressional Democrats are panicking over Biden's poor debate performance, and some are considering looking for a new Democratic candidate. The US presidential election is scheduled for November 5th. Trump has already won the required number of delegates for the Republican nomination, and Biden, who is running for a second term, has received the support of a sufficient number of delegates from the Democratic Party. Their candidacies will be approved at party congresses later in the summer.