In an exceptional media event, President Joe Biden is scheduled for an exclusive sit-down interview with Lester Holt of NBC News. This much-anticipated interview will take place in Austin on Monday evening at 8 p.m. This is a rare opportunity for the public since such media appearances by a sitting president are historically few.
The interview comes amidst surging concerns about President Biden’s mental fitness. These worries were fueled by his disastrous performance in the presidential debate against former President Donald Trump on June 27. Through this NBC News interview, he may put these concerns to rest and reassert his capability to lead the nation for another four years.
On the day of the interview, President Biden will also be on an official White House trip to the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum. Here, he plans to deliver a speech on civil rights and democracy in commemoration of former President Lyndon B. Johnson’s signing of the Civil Rights Act sixty years ago. The public cannot attend the event live. However, they can view it via YouTube live-stream starting at 12:30 p.m.
Representative Lloyd Doggett of Austin was the first among the Democratic lawmakers in Congress to call on the president to pass the baton to a younger aspirant. Despite this, Biden has been notably reticent, attending fewer news conferences and giving fewer interviews than any other president since Ronald Reagan. The analysis from presidential scholar Martha Joynt Kumar reveals that he had only made 164 media appearances as of July start. In comparison, Donald Trump hosted 468 appearances, and Barack Obama conducted 570 during his presidency.
Segments of the interview will premier on Holt’s show, NBC Nightly News, at 5:30 p.m. The unedited interview will then be broadcast in full as a prime-time special at 8 p.m., and simultaneously on NBC News Now. The complete interview and unedited transcript will later be posted online at NBCNews.com after the prime-time special airs.
President Biden has consistently refuted claims of him stepping down amidst the increased persuasion from the Democratic party. He has repeatedly confirmed his commitment towards staying the course and fulfilling his duty as the President of the United States.
As the interview coincides with the kick-off of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, the anticipations run high. This NBC News interview can significantly influence public opinion and discourse around President Biden’s candidacy and capabilities.
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