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Political commentators joked that Biden’s staff is panicking after the gaffe-prone president said he would be “happy” to debate Trump during an interview with Howard Stern Friday.
“I don’t know if you’re going to debate your opponent,” Stern said.
The president replied, “I am, somewhere, I don’t know when. I’m happy to debate him.”
Biden’s comments represent a shift from past remarks about possibly debating Trump. Last month, he told reporters it would depend “on his behavior.”
Trump was quick to challenge Biden to debate him, declaring on Truth Social, “Everyone knows he doesn’t really mean it, but in case he does, I say, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME, ANYPLACE, an old expression used by Fighters.”
Conservative social media accounts had similar responses on X, many of whom referred to Biden’s “handlers” being unhappy with his response.
