A report from The Atlantic declared President Biden "must resign" from office after his debate performance. (Getty Images)
The debate's agreed-upon rules included turning off the microphone of the president or former president when the other was answering a question. At times, Trump was seen and heard speaking when his mic was turned off, but he was not heard or seen shouting at Biden during the first debate of the 2024 presidential election cycle.
PRESIDENT BIDEN FACES THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL WEEKEND OF HIS POLITICAL CAREER
The president's performance during the debate sparked concern and panic within the Democratic Party. Traditional allies and media pundits quickly noted Biden appeared to be showing his age – 81 – during the showdown. The concern soon cascaded into media outlets, such as The New York Times, and elected Democratic officials calling on Biden to step out of the race.
Former President Trump participates in the first presidential debate at CNN Studios in Atlanta June 27, 2024. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Biden and his administration and campaign have worked to quell concerns about his mental acuity and age since last week, touting his series of campaign events immediately following the debate, as well as upcoming press conferences and continued appearances.
WHAT BIDEN SAID ABOUT HIS DEBATE PERFORMANCE
President Biden speaks at a campaign event at Pullman Yards March 9, 2024, in Atlanta. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)
The president admitted he performed poorly in the debate, including during the Stephanopoulos interview, summing it up as a "bad night" and a "bad episode."
"It was a bad episode," Biden said. "No indication of a serious condition. I was exhausted. I didn't listen to my instincts in terms of preparing. It was a bad night."
He said the blame squarely falls on him, not those who prepped him going into debate night.
"The whole way I prepared — nobody's fault. Mine. Nobody's fault but mine," Biden said during the ABC News interview. "I prepared what I usually would do sitting down, as I did coming back with foreign leaders or the National Security Council, for explicit detail."
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Trump recently lambasted Biden's debate performance in a video that appears to have been shot on a golf course earlier this week.
"We kicked that old, broken down pile of crap," Trump said in the video.
Despite calls from both Democrats and Republicans to bow out over concerns of mental acuity and age, Biden has vowed he will remain in the race.
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