President Biden at a news conference during the NATO Summit in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 11, 2024. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"Joe Biden’s record of public service is unrivaled," Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said on X after the press conference. "His accomplishments are immense. His legacy as a great president is secure.
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"He must not risk that legacy, those accomplishments and American democracy to soldier on in the face of the horrors promised by Donald Trump."
Conservatives slammed Biden on social media throughout the public event for his handful of gaffes, including holding up a list of reporters he planned to call on and appearing to confuse Vice President Kamala Harris with former President Trump, in addition to repeatedly saying "anyway."
"This NATO press conference with Biden is another disaster. It is inexplicable the people advising this man continue to think that somehow he's not going to humiliate himself and this country. Why do they continue to allow this to happen?" Fox News contributor Tammy Bruce posted to X during the press conference.
Allies of the president, however, considered the press event a success, remarking on social media that Biden's delivery while answering reporters' questions was "strong."
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally June 28, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye)
Biden also addressed whether Harris could serve as president, elaborating that he would not have chosen her as his running mate in 2020 if he thought otherwise.
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"First of all, the way she's handled the issue of freedom of women's bodies to have control over their bodies. Secondly, her ability to handle almost any issue on the board. This was a hell of a prosecutor. She was a first-rate person, and in the Senate, she was really good. I wouldn't have picked her unless I thought she was qualified to be president. From the very beginning. I made no bones about that. She is qualified to be president. That's why I picked her," he said.
Biden addressed the media as he hosted NATO world leaders for the 75th anniversary of the defensive military alliance this week.
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