#GeorgeStephanopoulos just made a STUNNING comment: he told someone on the streets of #NewYork that he doesn’t think President #JoeBiden can serve another term! https://t.co/cFMK2Uxx4z pic.twitter.com/pxKkolFcGt
— TMZ (@TMZ) July 9, 2024
ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos was captured on video in the streets of New York telling a person that he doesn’t believe that President Joe Biden can serve another four years.
The video posted earlier today on TMZ, and showed him responding to a question from a person with a camera, asking him whether he thought Biden should step down. “I don’t think he can serve four more years,” Stephanopoulos said.
The comment comes after Stephanopoulos’ interview with Biden, which the network aired as a primetime special last week. The special drew 8.5 million viewers.
Through a spokesperson, Stephanopoulos said that “earlier today I responded to a question from a passerby. I shouldn’t have.” Puck first reported on his comment, which is a bit unusual for a broadcast anchor but not uncommon for a cable news host, as figures like Joe Scarborough have weighed in on the president’s prospects.
George Stephanopoulos backed away Tuesday evening from an errant quip he made to a passerby that he didn’t think President Joe Biden “can serve four more years.:”
The exchange was captured on video by TMZ, and the person lobbing a query about Biden’s fortitude appeared to be working for the outlet. The person approached Stephanopoulos as he was walking, in workout clothes, on the streets of New York City.
“Earlier today I responded to a question from a passerby. I shouldn’t have,” Stephanopoulos said in a statement that was shared previously with both Puck News and TMZ. “George expressed his own point of view and not the position of ABC News,” the Disney news unit said in a separate statement.
