What Happened in Biden’s High-Stakes ABC Interview?

This week, amid the ongoing fallout of Joe Biden’s big debate debacle, the president told top Democrats that he knew he had to quickly demonstrate his fitness for office in order to withstand the widespread pressure to step aside for another nominee. On Thursday and Friday, Biden defiantly continued to vow he would stay in the race and defeat Donald Trump. But the biggest opportunity Biden has to shake off doubts regarding his mental acuity and overall health is in his first post-debate interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, which airs at 8 p.m. on Friday night. It may or may not make a difference. Here’s what happened.

This post has been updated.