President Joe Biden told his staff that he is staying in the race after his disappointing debate performance, but NBC News has learned that he is privately torn between acceptance and defiance. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports for TODAY and NBC’s Hallie Jackson joins with analysis.
President Joe Biden told Democratic governors on Wednesday that he’d been cleared by a doctor after last week’s debate, contradicting earlier statements from the White House about his medical care. The president met with the Democratic governors in person and by video call on Wednesday evening and faced questions about last week’s devastating debate performance.
A few hours earlier, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had indicated that Biden hadn’t undergone any medical exams since February when he last received a thorough physical and took several tests. The White House is now clarifying that Biden hasn’t had a physical since February, but he has seen a doctor regularly since then for brief check-ins, including after the debate.
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