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Joe Biden, in an interview with George Stephanopoulos, emphasized the size of the crowd he drew as a sign of his campaign’s strength.
Stephanopoulos countered by pointing out that Donald Trump could also draw large crowds.
Biden questioned the relevance of Trump’s crowd size, asking who Trump had in his corner.
The exchange sparked discussion on social media, with various users highlighting the contrast in crowd sizes between Biden and Trump.
NEW: George Stephanopoulos shuts down President Biden after he references his crowd size to prove that his campaign is not in the dumps.
You know it's bad when Stephanopoulos is calling you out.
George: "What's your plan to turn the campaign around?
Biden: "How many people can… pic.twitter.com/E7yLpLdQzw
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 6, 2024
Biden now bragging about the big crowd he attracted today in Milwaukee. There were 152 people there, many of which were journalists.
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) July 6, 2024
George: What’s your plan to turn the campaign around?
Biden. You saw it today. Can anyone draw a crowd like that? 🤣— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) July 6, 2024
BIDEN: I'm still in good shape
STEPHANOPOULOS: Are you more frail?
BIDEN: No. Come keep my schedule pic.twitter.com/zPrGWFHmRG
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 6, 2024
One of my favorite parts from Joe’s interview was when Stephanopoulos told him his 36% poll number and Biden looked confused.
Clearly, his campaign team is lying to him to keep him going.
— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) July 6, 2024
Biden said his rallies were bigger than Trump’s pic.twitter.com/7BEsZBz8R4
— @amuse (@amuse) July 6, 2024