So when George Stephanophoulos asked President Biden the last question, this is what appears in the transcript.
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: And if you stay in and Trump is elected and everything you're warning about comes to pass, how will you feel in January?
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: I'll feel as long as I gave it my all and I did the good as job as I know I can do, that's what this is about. Look, George. Think of it this way. You've heard me say this before. I think the United States and the world is at an inflection point when the things that happen in the next several years are gonna determine what the next six, seven decades are gonna be like.
And who's gonna be able to hold NATO together like me? Who's gonna be able to be in a position where I'm able to keep the Pacific Basin in a position where we're-- we're at least checkmating China now? Who's gonna-- who's gonna do that? Who has that reach? Who has-- who knows all these pe…? We're gonna have, I guess a good way to judge me, is you're gonna have now the NATO conference here in the United States next week. Come listen. See what they say.
It seems that many people, even Keith Olbermann, have only focused on “I'll feel as long as I gave it my all and I did the good as job as I know I can do, that's what this is about.” I find that to be journalistic malpractice. Or just laziness. But, Ok. Maybe the whole answer should have, could have been more. Should President Biden have included fears regarding climate catastrophe? And Fascism? And Project 2025? And abortion? And civil rights across the board? And. And. And?
Yet many of these issues were covered earlier in the discussion. Here is the transcript
Maybe the fretting is about the emphasis on international issues and it is easier to go public and freakout with only one sentence.
These are the last words from that interview.
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Mr. President, thanks for your time.
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: Thank you. Appreciate it.
Bottom line, I think, is analysis is only valid with all available information. President Biden is fine. Please don’t not fall for lazy greedy “journalism”.