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By Ashanti Martin | WURD Radio
President Joe Biden appeared on WURD Radio for an exclusive interview with Andrea Lawful-Sanders, host of The Source, to address concerns about his performance in the June 27 debate that left many wondering whether he is fit to be the Democratic nominee in this year’s presidential election versus former President Donald Trump.
The interview, recorded on July 3, aired the following morning – the fourth of July – at 6 a.m. It was Biden’s first media appearance after the debate, and the president directly addressed concerns about his performance and fitness for office.
“I had a bad debate,” Biden said. “But 90 minutes on stage does not erase what I have done in three-and-a-half years.”
The president, who at 81 years old is the oldest major-party presidential nominee in history, provided a contrast to Trump, saying that his administration has benefited and bolstered Black Americans like never before while Trump has refused calls to denounce political violence and did not readily state during their debate that he would accept the November election results.
Biden highlighted his visit to Girard College in Philadelphia on May 29 to announce “Black Voters for Biden-Harris,” a summer outreach campaign with an eight-figure investment designed to engage student organizations, community groups and faith centers in Pennsylvania and other battleground states.
“Black voters in cities like Philadelphia are the ones who are going to decide the outcome of this election,” Biden said.
In the 14-minute interview, Biden made his case to voters with what the administration considers a series of wins for Black communities: lowering drug costs including insulin, an increase in Black wealth and home ownership, supporting HBCUs, nominating the first Black woman Supreme Court justice and the unprecedented diversity of his cabinet.
Lawful-Sanders, who has been a host at WURD Radio since 2019, closed the interview by asking what Biden has to say to Americans who plan to sit out the 2024 election. “Same thing that was said to me when I was a young kid getting out of school during the Civil Rights Movement,” Biden said. “If you don’t do something about it, you’re to blame.”
Listen to Andrea Lawful-Sanders’s exclusive interview with Joe Biden below.
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