Former President Joe Biden reflected on his 2024 debate performance against President Trump in a new interview, according to a report from The Hill. Biden said, “Look, I don’t know anybody who hasn’t made a mistake in a debate.” The Hill’s summary is cut off before Biden finishes his assessment of the performance.
The Hill reported that the debate had sparked concerns at the time about Biden’s age and his ability to serve another term in the Oval Office. The Hill report is credited to Sarah Davis.
Fox News reported that Biden told People Magazine the June 2024 debate was “not very consequential,” and that the remarks drew sharp criticism. Fox News described the debate as preceding Biden’s 2024 exit. The Fox News summary lists no author.
The two reports differ on the outlet. The Hill’s summary does not name the publication that conducted its interview, while Fox News identified People Magazine. The summaries do not establish whether both reports cover the same conversation.
The Fox News summary does not identify the critics who responded to the remarks or say who they were. Neither The Hill nor Fox News reported a response from Biden or his representatives to the criticism.
Both reports list a publication date of November 11, 2026. The Hill’s headline states Biden’s remarks about the debate directly, while Fox News’s headline describes the remarks as a claim that drew criticism. Both headlines frame the comments as Biden’s own account of a debate that occurred in June 2024.
Sources: The Hill: Biden says his debate performance was ‘not very consequential’; Fox News: Biden ripped for ‘totally delusional’ claim about debate that preceded his 2024 exit.