CBS News is not buying the idea that a cold is to blame for President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance.

During a segment on ā€œCBS Morningsā€ Friday, co-host Gayle King noted Biden’s team has said he had a cold during the debate, as an apparent defense of his performance.

ā€œThis is the thing, when you have a cold, there’s many things you can take for it,ā€ King said. ā€œA cold doesn’t force you to lose your train of thought, a cold doesn’t force you to just throw things out randomly that to many people made no sense.ā€

She asked, ā€œHow long do we continue to act like we didn’t see what we just saw last night?ā€

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After turning in a raspy, rambling performance where it was hard to hear and follow what Biden was saying, Democrats are reportedly in a panic about the future of his candidacy.

Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich shared two texts she received from Democrats. One read, ā€œThe race is over.ā€

Meanwhile, another said, ā€œWe are f***ed.ā€

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Meanwhile, The New York TimesĀ publishedĀ several op-eds calling on Biden to step aside after the debate.

Yet, shortly after the debate, Biden was seen at a Waffle House.

One reporter asked, ā€œMr. President, how do you think you performed tonight?ā€

ā€œI think we did well,ā€ Biden responded.