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Quote of the Day

June 28, 2024 at 4:51 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“I don’t walk as easy as I used to. I don’t speak as smoothly as I used to. I don’t debate as well as I used to. But I know what I do know: I know how to tell the truth. I know right from wrong. And I know how to do this job.”

— President Biden, quoted by Politico, offering a relatively candid take on his own debate fumble at a rally in North Carolina.

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