KJP Pressed on Biden Blaming Debate Performance on Jet Lag — He Was in the US for ‘Well Over a Week’

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is defending President Joe Biden’s recent remarks surrounding his debate performance.

“Last night…the president blamed jet lag for his debate performance, but he was back stateside well over a week. So, does he really need more than a week-and-a-half to recover from traveling in Europe?” a reporter asked during Wednesday’s press briefing.

Jean-Pierre pushed back, stating not only did Biden have “two major trips,” he also did “his presidential duties,” prepared for the debate, “and on top of that, there was obviously the jet lag … also he had a cold.”

The reporter pressed that there seem to be “new excuses” since the debate “of what went wrong then.”

During a campaign event on Tuesday in Virginia, Biden said, “I decided to travel around the world a couple of times. I didn’t listen to my staff,” ABC News reported.

The president said he “came back and nearly fell asleep on stage.” He also called it “not an excuse but an explanation.”

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The topic was asked about another time during the press briefing: