Joe Biden says only the 'Lord Almighty' could convince him to quit | BBC News

US President Joe Biden has said only the "Lord Almighty" could convince him to end his bid for re-election, as he sat for a rare primetime interview in an effort to calm Democratic concern over his candidacy.
Speaking to ABC News on Friday, Mr Biden also declined to take a cognitive test and make the results public in order to reassure voters he is fit to serve another term.
The 81-year-old once again pushed back on the idea, aired by some Democratic officials and donors, that he should stand aside for a younger alternative following his disastrous debate with Donald Trump last week.
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[@outdoorsy01]

Dudes taunting a heart attack

[@amritpalsingh3293]

Top comment. Don't ask God to intervene for Godz sake.

[@Vivechyanityam01]

😂

[@onedayagogo]

yep totally. this is where we are at, folks. sheesh... 🧐🤔🤦‍♂️😂😂😂

[@Pedant_Patrol]

Which dudes?

[@user-pq2nv7lt8n]

No one likes grammar police whilst we’re in dire straits. Priorities!

[@JakeLovesCoffee]

the ‘Lord Almighty’ has been telling him to quit for a long time

[@calixdazeroth1422]

He means his wife😅.

[@tonyug113]

Yeah, Obama never liked him😀

[@Vivechyanityam01]

Almighty got tired...

[@ukchub6633]

Idiot

[@JonasNyenstad]

And Trump thinks he's the king of the Jews. You know there's something wrong when you believe you can talk to God.

[@RobertPeterson-mq9ji]

George: did you watch the debate after it was over? Biden: what debate?

[@Bob_Sunday]

😂

[@E_Rex_Sean]

_“The debate can be defined in a single word, Asufutimaehaehfutbw.”_ - *Boe Jiden*

[@stringer-ik1pc]

He actually said 'I don't think so '????😂😂 He can't even remember.

[@willcox4561]

@@stringer-ik1pc Just as bad.

[@arjunkc3227]

Before mocking this old man do you really believe you are going to vote Trump? Biden is not as good as expected but how about Trump? Lol he is even worse. You have no choice my friend

[@sevena.channel]

The fact that he answered _"I don't think i did, no."_ in response to whether he watched the debate is very telling. It's either yes you did watch the debate or no you didnt watch the debate.

[@jillybe1873]

Oh dear

[@AlasPoorEngland]

Nailed it!

[@mrm7058]

Third option, he can't remember whether he saw it ... which isn't a good sign either.

[@interekweb]

Well, he has better things to do than watching a debate. Maybe he saw just excerpts of it with his advisers. It’s not really that important.

[@sevena.channel]

@@interekweb with all those words you just typed, you made an irrelevant point because Biden wasn't asked **why** he didn't watch the debate, but **whether** he watched it, which was a simple yes/no question.

[@DRays813]

Arrogance leads to disaster

[@ukchub6633]

Not really Joe is better than the bad guy idiot trump

[@darrenjohnson7857]

American People were conned into this and it can happen again .

[@YourBlackLocal]

Not a good choice of words at 81...

[@JuniorWA]

bro could slump over the next day and all we'd say is god did it

[@ukchub6633]

Idiot

[@E_Rex_Sean]

@@ijumpjudyy Bruh 😂

[@bighand1530]

@@ijumpjudyy Romans 3:23.

[@groupb5420]

@@ijumpjudyyrighty ho 😂

[@andnowi]

He doesn't think he watched the debate??

[@MandyAustin-nl4cn]

He can't remember 😂

[@freakguitargod]

Who?

[@Bigdoglittle]

@@freakguitargod Biden.

[@freakguitargod]

@@Bigdoglittle I know. 😂😂

[@andnowi]

@@freakguitargod what?

[@maisandy7670]

The Democrats are to blame if they let him stay in the race

[@Sokrabiades]

If? They and the DC media knew already.

[@iomibestlefty]

They woke up only days ago and decided to embarss their side of ticket on good morning america does it seem logical that a week ago the party had zero concerns of his mind yet even his inner circle of elite politics didn't notice the sitting president had no grip on teality until they saw him on television

[@joannebottcher9779]

The Dems must not fracture their support. Back your nominee.

[@SourDoughBill]

Correction: Democrats will be to blame if they don't vote for him should he stay in the race.

[@timeames2509]

@@joannebottcher9779 Problem is he can't win, so what is the point?

[@tamimoncrief2264]

His illness is dementia. Not a cold. 🤣 Duh

[@carolewaller3613]

Well, he wasn't sneazing, coughing, rubbing his nose with a tissue, etc. Could be the start of Dementia😊

[@Acolis]

@@carolewaller3613 you can tell he is sick in the original video if you go to timestamp 10:15 on the interview where he leans in and sounds like batman who smoked cigarettes for 50 years

[@Sam19509]

His wife gives himself good sex for a long life he just can’t remember what else to do.😂😂

[@tessahall797]

@@carolewaller3613it’s not the start of dentist. He’s had dementia the entire time he’s been president.

[@deplorable2767]

Exactly

[@HAL-vu8ef]

When my father was dying in hospital he had early stage dementia, he couldn’t stand and his legs were covered in ulcers, yet he was still adamant that next year he was going to fly across the other side of the World to my house and put a new roof on it. The doctors told him he was in very bad situation and he was in heart failure but he would tell everyone they said he was getting better and would be out soon. Watching Joe Biden reminds me of my conversations with my dad in complete denial.

[@user-ix4bs9zq8i]

Well said.

[@DumbledoreMcCracken]

My father was the same when he was in hospice. They stopped giving him red blood cells, and his thoughts seemed akin to someone with hypoxia, scattered and unrealistic.

[@ukchub6633]

@@user-ix4bs9zq8i everyone knows that! Joe still a better option than a bad guy Trump.

[@tomodonovan5931]

That world felt like it was on your shoulder going through that ordeal. Not an easy thing to get over seeing your parent, and powerless to help. They always pulled you through when you needed them. Life can be very tough.

[@jasc6864]

Many of us have been there @HAL-vu8ef I wish this man well and for his own sake he should sit this one out.

[@ZV777]

Shouldn't challenge Lord Almighty 🤦

[@ukchub6633]

Lord almighty not exist dumb idiot

[@ceejay4284]

Exactly!

[@user-ei3xv5cc5b]

Yep! Bad idea.

[@LeeKelly-dj4rf]

I heard that the almighty isn’t going to answer his prayers until after November.

[@carolewaller3613]

All prayers are answered at the right time in a person's life. Lord Jesus has a plan for all of us😊

[@cj41079]

All I have to say is We beat Medicare! 😂😂😂😂

[@mfgreviews5028]

Fact

[@jammer88jijoe]

Yes he beat Medicare… he beat it to death - Trump 2025

[@alexbowman7582]

I’ve had hundreds of colds and never had the symptoms of staring into space and forgetting what I’m saying.

[@jk21nola91]

Dementia 😢😢😢😊

[@cj41079]

We beat Medicare!! 😂😂😂😂

[@treebeard....................1]

I've left trail of thought when unwell but not like that 😂😂

[@CrazyTobster]

If you are sick enough you would.

[@loukaspappas8476]

Young people having a bad cold is not the same as 80-year-olds having a bad cold. His immune system is much weaker and has to use everything it has compared to yours and mine. Not saying he’s the sharpest tool on the shed but if he had a bad cold it can be really bad.

[@Spendarellaa]

As a health care professional it would seem that there is significant cognitive impairment.

[@hannaheye]

The Hur Report!

[@ObomasMama]

As ur daddy im Tellin u u need spanking

[@user-pc2mc2he4z]

You think.

[@user-pc2mc2he4z]

Tell me something are you a professional.

[@ObomasMama]

@@user-pc2mc2he4z im a professional I get rid of filth and disgusting perverts for a living.

[@Nisha_xo]

He wouldn’t even realize when the Lord has spoken to him 😑

[@silva777]

The Lord IS speaking. Who do you think gave him dementia?

[@vshah1010]

I don't think its even scientifically possible. If you heard a voice from God, you have to be able to record it, and have other people independently verify it. You have to know the voice came from God and nothing else.

[@vivavasquez]

all my prayers to the Lord Almighty to make him see the wisdom of him stepping aside.

[@TheLocalChurchExperience]

Selfish.

[@Vivechyanityam01]

😂

[@ukchub6633]

Idiot

[@GrayFolk018-eu1lw]

This is not the sort of behaviour i expect from christians like you

[@joannebottcher9779]

You are wrong.

[@ukchub6633]

@@joannebottcher9779 you wrong!

[@Mikinaak2023]

Don't temp fate buddy.

[@E_Rex_Sean]

Don’t call me buddeh, guy!

[@sirensynapse5603]

The problem with being stupid is: you're too stupid to know you're stupid.

[@daledevernon56]

If this interview was meant to dispel any rumours regarding his health and his ability to lead the country, it didn't.

[@darrellsmith2658]

Why would Trump want Biden to drop out? It’s in the best interest for him for Biden to stay.

[@ronkennedy8676]

Absolutely. Repubs wiuld be best to concentrate on possible contenders weakness

[@valt3692]

Sorry I'm from Africa and confused... I thought Trump was the orange 🍊 one?

[@nuqwestr]

LOL, yes, Biden painted ORANGE for the interview.

[@Language_Learner11]

Don't judge people by skin color

[@nuqwestr]

@@Language_Learner11 LOL, just razor sharp funny, don't judge Trump by the painted orange tan.

[@greenhornet5186]

Be careful not to taunt the "Lord Almghty" Joe. It won't be pretty.

[@davidleo9612]

I wish he would just drop out. He is going to hand this country to Trump.

[@tonyug113]

saty in ... stay in ... a living proof of the democrat 'truth'.

[@robertbest4398]

Yes good

[@ukchub6633]

Dumb idiot, trump is a bad guy everyone can see. Trump is racist and homophobic and you think you can be like that forever keep trying

[@LoVeLoVe-bi2rq]

Biden & Trump turning the US into an authoritarian dictatorship for the sake of their egos Both need some shrooms

[@jmack619]

Good ! MAGA

[@sevena.channel]

There is a new Prime Minister of the *United Kingdom* (England, Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland), not just _"of England"_ .

[@samuelbarber6177]

To be fair, most Americans basically seem to view the terms “United Kingdom”, “Britain” and “England” as interchangeable. Honestly, a decent amount of the people from England do

[@sevena.channel]

@@samuelbarber6177 yep, and they're all wrong.

[@GenestealerUK]

Also he seemed like he was about to say Keir Starmers name but panicks because I don't think he could remember it

[@halomaster9640]

​@@sevena.channel330 million Americans do not care.

[@sevena.channel]

@@halomaster9640 and those same 330 million Americans who _"do not care"_ remain ignorant **shrugs**

[@jasc6864]

As per some Neurologist in the media the person experiencing Dementia is usually the last one to admit that.

[@Dungshoveleux]

Everyone starts praying to the Lord Almighty to pay Joe Biden a visit 😂

[@delaneycloete5920]

Don't be mean.

[@ukchub6633]

Dumb idiot

[@ceejay4284]

@@delaneycloete5920 why is he being mean? It is Biden that brought the Almighty into it?

[@ceejay4284]

@Dungshoveleux, that's very funny.

[@delaneycloete5920]

@ceejay4284 However much we dislike or disagree with Biden, there's a line that no decent person should cross, this crossed a line.

[@andrewa.garshong3198]

Hmmm, so he doesn't want the best for his country. It's all about him.

[@ukchub6633]

Joe is better than the bad guy Trump idiot

[@joannebottcher9779]

I disagree

[@ukchub6633]

@@joannebottcher9779 agree and disagree with the 😂 😂 😂 here we go again 😂 😂 😂

[@roguetrader33]

@@joannebottcher9779 He cannot beat Trump and he doesn't care.

[@hannaheye]

Every single thing he accuses Trump of, he has done himself. Including being accused of sexual assault and stealing and hiding documents.

[@E_Rex_Sean]

_“Ice Cream can be defined in a single word, Asufutimaehaehfutbw.”_ - *Boe Jiden*

[@NigelThompson-hb5jg]

'I'm running the world'? Seriously? :) :) :)

[@DeeDee-el8bd]

....between 10am and 4pm!🙈🙈🙈

[@billfrug]

Frightening

[@teresarudolph1256]

He isn't running anything, really. He's just a puppet.

[@teresarudolph1256]

He isn't running anything, really. He's just a puppet.

[@CO8848_2]

He's really challenging the democrats to invoke the 25th. I am sure they don't have the guts to do it.

[@krumbleme2]

They won't. They want to use it on Trump.

[@AA-pp7kz]

Oh so he's religious now.

[@mort421]

hes now a religious black women

[@joermnyc]

He’s actually a huge catholic. Meanwhile Trump sells upside down bibles.

[@joannebottcher9779]

He has always been a faithful Catholic.

[@JoshuaFatman]

He wasn't being religious he was mocking God and being a smart ass he really is evil 😈

[@JoshuaFatman]

He was being a smart ass and mocking God he really is evil

[@patricka123]

Quit.

[@digidol52]

I wish, but anyone who has tried to persuade an elderly parent that it's time to quit driving will know this is unlikely.

[@ukchub6633]

You quit dumb idiot

[@samjay1256]

Trump

[@xo4205]

Yeah, quit smoking.

[@r8chlletters]

“I don’t think I did” watch his own debate afterward 🙄 bad answer Joe.

[@marysisak2359]

Every person who has an elderly parent who won't give up the car keys can relate. Unfortunately this is a hell of a lot more important than whether he can drive or not.

[@PavlovsDog-kl8mo]

Some cannot hear the voice of the Lord; even when he yells.

[@user-pc2mc2he4z]

Satan is his daddy. That's the only voice he hears.

[@ghadanfarali1884]

So basically if satan asked him to quit cause that is the only "lord" he has ever served.

[@randy7928]

And suddenly, Atheists unite in prayer.

[@HunterBiden-ff6og]

Most atheists reach out to God right before they get destroyed

[@carolewaller3613]

Every knee will bow.... as the saying goes.

[@krumbleme2]

🤣🤣🤣

[@rosagiusti7076]

This is so painful

[@milehiguy4640]

"I have a cognitive test every single day" Better than a colonoscopy every single day I suppose.

[@robertbest4398]

Its no England its great Britain and northern Ireland wtf American

[@ukchub6633]

American are dumb don't worry about it. Nobody cares about racist homophobic country like America

[@ottoarcueid5853]

Just like the way he treated Boris Johnson, a spokesman to Ukraine for USA, how arrogant.

[@user-pc2mc2he4z]

There's no England anymore. a song by the kinks.

[@ukchub6633]

@@robertbest4398 Just ignore them they stupid 😂

[@HyunsReport]

I am not American but what makes this whole thing funny is so many people were talking about Biden mental state before the media and only now they understand 😂

[@ellensamir374]

He can’t blame a cold every time he loses his train of thought, can’t find his way off the stage, or calls dead people’s names during the last few years. 😂

[@ogNezzel]

"Im not only running the campaign im running the world" *Handler 1* : He was not supposed to say that.... *Handler 2* : Yup.... It was good working with you bro

[@marktaylor6202]

He said he congratulated the new PM of England?? it's the new PM of Great Britain...

[@noahpatterson5667]

I expected him to fall and blame it on a sandbag that was never there 😅

[@jbaccanalia]

Dear lord Almighty, it's time to send the convincing message.

[@manuela9671]

😁😂🤣😂

[@fredo1070]

Be careful what you wish for Joe.....

[@MichaelLochlann]

Can somebody get Jesus on the phone and ask him to call this fuckin guy

[@bjohnson1489]

I hope and pray every day that he lives out his term. That cackling abomination harris is terrifying

[@trevorsutherland5263]

When leaders start going the "God" route, that's when you know it's time to worry

[@ste6826]

Did he say “Prime Minister of England”? There is no such thing, not since at least 1604/ 1707 anyway.

[@inhumanesmoke4342]

He thought he might've had COVID yet was campaigning and shaking hands.

[@teresarudolph1256]

That would be bad too. But then, he did go to the Waffle House after the debate, when he supposedly had a cold.

[@thomasmills9492]

Unfortunately Biden has lost the ability to objectively assess his own cognitive ability - cannot see the wood for the trees. 😢

[@mfgreviews5028]

The Dems elected Biden to run again. Let him run.

[@bipbip6626]

Better be careful to call GOD the almighty when you live a life full of deceit, lies, and when you cause millions to suffer from your acts .

[@catherinemacaskill1421]

bipchip, Trump's mishandling of the pandemic exposed Americans to a lot of sorrow and pain because they lost family members. Trump believes he is god so he doesn't have to ask god for anything. Information rates in the U.S. are lower than they have been in decades. The American economy is the best in western democracies right now. But Trump cultists are obviously unable to do research and think for themselves. The biggest reason to vote for Biden is that he's not a convicted felon.

[@silva777]

God 'rewarded' him with dementia.

[@ReviewBoard-uy5nv]

Umm, I think you are mixing him with Trump.

[@bipbip6626]

@@ReviewBoard-uy5nv no Not that Trump is a saint[ at all][ From a uk viewer] But: Biden….calling upon the ALMIGHTY…. He better be careful what he s wishing for.

[@salimchowdhury-mb6vp]

Joe Biden undemocratic 👇👇🏻👇

[@charlesljones2454]

You can call Joe Biden anything ......but he sure as hell isn't undemocratic.

[@dogpoofairy2517]

​@@charlesljones2454what? He's literally weaponised the justice system against his political opponents. Biden is the biggest threat to democracy in US history.

[@Oleslawwielki]

So Biden is „undemocratic” but the let me guess, the guy who wants to be „dictator for ‚a day’” is pro democracy? xD

[@Dooguk]

Keep religion out of politics.

[@birdstwin1186]

Religion naturally flavours politics. It is unavoidable.

[@Dooguk]

@@birdstwin1186 It's not a cookery show, it's about running a country.

[@roystonfender1053]

This is the problem right there. Good religion informs good politics otherwise anything goes. Ego becomes the master ala DJT.

[@leepyper939]

Looks like TDS is your master!

[@dav3bassman]

Tell that to Israel :')

[@peterwilson7532]

The Emperor has no clothes. Quit please.

[@johnpault6411]

Leaders ment to do the best for the country he is a selfish man that thinks its all about him.

[@fungfrancis7156]

Isn't Head of State means the brain of a country? Brain is gone the country is gone.🤣

[@RichardUpstanding]

Staggering egotism that will cost him, his party and the country. Power hungry, self important politicians is to nobody’s benefit.

[@user-pc2mc2he4z]

I agree the demon. Crat party has always been about selling out the united states.

[@mr.pangetako]

Who’s pulling the strings if Pres. Biden can’t? 🧐

[@creativephilo]

Sounds like the old "Divine Right of Kings" that the Enlightenment strove to overcome is back with the US president.

[@Velsbasketcase]

It's been like that since Johnson.

[@dkhan88942]

Where are those who always say Trump thinks only of himself

[@brettriverboat9920]

New PM of England? it's the new PM of Great Britain ..🙄

[@bjohnson1489]

It's going to be a deep dive into socialism and will not end well

[@jaredmuller171]

Serious question though to the Americans out there, (im from Oz), aren't you guys embarrassed to have this guy as your president? It's embarrassing to watch. Seriously like I know Donald Trump seems to be portrayed pretty poorly by the media but it seemed like he had everything running pretty smooth when he was in

[@waikitjim5668]

He refused to take an independent full neurological and cognitive test. The reason is he knows he will probably fail the test.

[@hillbillybeerdranker6678]

"Did you ever watch the debate afterwards". Biden "No I don't think I did". So he's not sure whether or not he watched the debate?????

[@philliphargrove8861]

The fact that he hasn't even watched the debate is outrageous to me.

[@fintonmainz7845]

He doesn't know if he watched the debate.

[@FIatts]

Well who knows, he doesn’t remember if he has or hasn’t

[@interekweb]

He has no time for that.

[@vivavasquez]

this is elder abuse to allow him to work himself to death

[@JeffreySmith7777]

Alert and orientated, but sometimes Falls "up" stairs, off a standing bike, calls out teleprompter cues, often speaks in tongues, talks about things that never happened, wanders off aimlessly, forgets the day, where he is, who his wife is, can't find his way off stage, shakes hands with the invisible, talks to the dead, and needed a bunny rabbit to show him the way home from his own garden..

[@judytalk128]

Lord tells you to step down to save our Democracy!!! You will be forced to go and put the country first!!!

[@colmkeegan5733]

I though Biden and democrats were sent by God too save US but I know God is using them to destroy US

[@randybennett5417]

Only Jill can stop him now.

[@Nisha_xo]

Jill and Hunter been forcing him to continue

[@bjohnson1489]

Barry Obama is pulling the strings on this show. The bidens are just the marionettes

[@SJ-li6ho]

Confirmed-Biden was given the questions pre debate. Was the other candidate given the questions?

[@BruceLeeRoy.]

"Chew bubble gum and walk at the same time" is something i honestly think Biden cant do🤦🏿‍♂️

[@GeremySidebeak]

Sniffer Joe's lord has horns and goats legs

[@Cosmosisification]

Joe- "The hubris of men taunting gods has been the downfall of many a kingdom. But I'm different. I'm better. Maybe even better than the gods"

[@jamesmuhihu9551]

He said he needs a lot of sleep and less work. He is exhausted, he needs a rest. He cannot make it .

[@johnchen9930]

The Lord Almighty was telling him during his debate, made him losing or clogged his mind. That was enough signs. 🤔🙄😎😇

[@haroldz123]

Dementia is coming soon

[@tonyug113]

soon , its been there a long while .....

[@ukchub6633]

Not really, he still good

[@carolewaller3613]

Good'ish 😊

[@ukchub6633]

@@carolewaller3613 yeah barely but still better option than bad guy trump

[@hannaheye]

He has Lewy Body dementia.

[@neilg6675]

Well he is senile, what do you expect. Thats what you get when you put 2 completely inappropriate candidates up for the most powerful position on the planet

[@Sam19509]

Trump can finishes sentences but all he does is lie.😂😂 Biden speaks the truth but can’t remember what he wants to do or where he is.😂😂

[@sophiejane2309]

The man is in his 80s, time for his retirement before he causes further damage

[@Waverox]

The fact that he wont take a cognitive test says it all 😂

[@petermurphy1484]

Did a test to see if I had a brain I haven’t

[@Bendog300]

Covid test 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@socko2085]

I love that the best excuse they were able to come up with for why he performed so poorly at the debate is that he doesn't have dementia, his immune system is just so compromised due to his advanced age that a cold meant he was completely unable to speak coherently or know what was going on for half of it.

[@jpyoung9259]

In this interview he said he shot down Putin and build NATO

[@nix4644]

So much for the separation of church and state the lefties are always whining about.🤣

[@pinoygal6232]

It's called "Sundowning". It is common for dementia / Alzheimers patients to be far more symptomatic at the end of the day, or at night. The debate was at 9PM.

[@double0taylorpro]

He has a cognitive test every day yet he appears to not know whether he had watched the debate again....The presidential debate that he's running for, he's not sure whether he had watched it?? It was funny but now this is getting very saddening now.😔

[@randyboisa6367]

"I'm Joe Biden, and I forgot this message!"

[@lilacer6841]

Please Lord Almighty oblige Biden and grant him his wish

[@delaneycloete5920]

We're worried the Lord Almighty might come fetch him during his potential next term.

[@usamahafeez9152]

well pretty sure Lord Almighty has already given him all the signs

[@neoepicurean3772]

Why didn't you show the next line from the rally? He said: "I'm going to stay in the race. And beat Trump in 2020". Surely that's worthy of note.

[@HunterBiden-ff6og]

Biden for hospice care 2024

[@E_Rex_Sean]

‘Prime Minister of England’ 😂 Even forgot his name too 🤣

[@amandaroberts5111]

And it is the UK, not just England

[@E_Rex_Sean]

@@amandaroberts5111 That’s what I mean. A typical yank thinks the UK is England. 😂

[@carcinogen60yearsago]

​@E_Rex_Sean Somehow, you Brits think you're the only country that gets to be within another country. That's not how a sovereign state works.

[@phoenix71232]

​@@E_Rex_SeanA typical snaggle tooth limey thinks all Americans are the same. 😂

[@E_Rex_Sean]

@@carcinogen60yearsago What are you on about? Britain is a union of countries. 🤣

[@Velveteenvision]

He will be 86 in 4 years. 4 years away from 90. Insane.

[@k1a2n3e41]

God: “how many times do I have to teach you this lesson old man”

[@Zeppathy]

I don't care if he thinks he's capable of being president. I will not vote if my only options are 65+. You should not be in office. You should be in a old peoples home.

[@hannaheye]

People at 65 should be in an old people's home? OMG. Maybe 10 percent. But him... yes, I agree.