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00:00In front of the press, Biden switched the teleprompter off.
00:03His mission was to reassure voters, Democrats and the world that he is fit for the job and
00:08will be the Democratic candidate for the next presidential election.
00:12The fact is that the consideration is that I think I'm the most qualified person
00:19to run for president. I beat him once and I will beat him again.
00:24And with his every move and sentence being analysed, the stakes were high.
00:29Biden's tone was spirited as he spoke extensively on foreign policy,
00:33and his performance was an improvement on his troubled debate with Donald Trump
00:37that has since called his nomination into question.
00:40But to those scrutinising his mental acuity, he said there's no need to worry.
00:46I've taken three significant and intense neurological exams by a neurologist.
00:57In each case, as recently as February, and they say I'm in good shape.
01:03However, his attempt at reassurance was obscured by verbal slips.
01:08After a gaffe in the run-up in which he referred to Ukraine's President Zelensky as Putin.
01:13Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin.
01:15Came another big mistake, mixing up his running mate Kamala Harris with his opponent.
01:21I wouldn't have picked Vice President Trump to be Vice President
01:25because I think she's not qualified to be president.
01:27Donald Trump quickly mocked his opponent on social media.
01:30Meanwhile, Democrats were split.
01:32Some defended his performance, others called on him to step aside.