Among several cringing moments during President Joe Biden’s sit-down with NBC News’s Lester Holt was when the anchor noted the 81-year-old “appeared to be confused” at last month’s presidential debate.
“In your last TV interview, you were asked if you had watched the debate. Your answer was, ‘I don’t think so, no,’” Holt reminded Biden on the interview that aired Monday evening. “Have you since seen it?”
“I’ve seen pieces of it. I’ve not watched the whole debate,” the president replied in a head-scratching response.
“I guess the question is, are you on the same page? Are you seeing what they saw, which was moments of, frankly, you appeared to be confused?” Holt questioned.
“Lester, look. Why don’t you guys ever talk about the 18– the 28 lies he told?” a frustrated Biden shot back.
“Where are you on this? Why don’t the press ever talk about that? Twenty-eight times it’s confirmed he lied in that debate. I had a bad, bad night. I wasn’t feeling well at all. I screwed up,” he said.
“I just ask the question because the idea that you may or may not have seen what some of these other folks have seen, you’re not on the same–” Holt attempted before Biden interrupted with his logic.
“I didn’t have to see, I was there!” he exclaimed before surprisingly breaking into laughter. “I didn’t have to see it, I was there, and by the way, seriously, you won’t answer the question, but why didn’t the press talk about all the lies he told?”
“We have reported many of the issues that came up in that debate,” Holt insisted.
Biden replied, “No you haven’t.”
“We’ll provide you with them,” Holt retorted, seeming to want to break the stalemate.
“God love you,” Biden said.
