
Biden had scheduled naps during debate prep after he blames jet lag
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Joe Biden claims his poor performance at last week’s presidential debate was due to being tired after traveling “around the world a couple of times” in the days before the debate. And I came back and I fell asleep onstage.” Attendees at the fundraiser took his remarks to be a self-deprecating joke and responded with laughter, at which point Biden said he was offering “an explanation,” not “an excuse.” open image in gallery In remarks shared by pool reporters who attended a private fundraiser in Virginia on Tuesday, Biden said he ‘wasn’t very smart’ for ‘traveling around the world a couple of times’ before debate Biden’s schedule was filled with national and international travel in the days and weeks leading up to the debate, during which he spoke in a raspy voice, paused for long periods, and appeared to lose his train of thought. open image in gallery Two weeks before his disastrous debate performance, Biden attended a star-studded fundraiser in Los Angeles – some 2,000 miles away It comes as many senior allies of Biden, including Nancy Pelosi, have voiced concerns about Biden’s mental acuity and health. Biden has run “substantially behind” other Democratic candidates in high-stakes races, has trailed Trump in most polls, and then “failed” to expose his Republican rival’s lies during the debate, Doggett said.
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