President Joe Biden implied that he would be willing to accept defeat to Donald Trump, as long as he performed his best, during his conversation with ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos on Friday night.
In the interview, Stephanopoulos mentioned to Biden that he had never witnessed a president with a 36 percent approval rating win a second term. Stephanopoulos probed Biden on his thoughts regarding the possibility of continuing in the race and Trump ultimately winning the election.
“Mr. President, I’ve never seen a president [with] 36 percent approval get reelected,” Stephanopoulos told Biden.
Biden responded by completely denying the obvious.
“And if you stay in and Trump is elected and everything you’re warning about comes to pass, how will you feel in January?” Stephanopoulos questioned Biden.
Biden: “If Trump wins in November, I'll feel as long as I gave it my all and did the goodest job I know I could do.”
“The goodest job” 😂
pic.twitter.com/zQuGYUdI0F— Greg Price (@greg_price11) July 6, 2024
“I’ll feel as long as I gave it my all and I did the goodest job as I know I can do, that’s what this is about,” Biden answered. “Look, George. Think of it this way. You’ve heard me say this before. I think the United States and the world is at an inflection point when the things that happen in the next several years are gonna determine what the next six, seven decades are gonna be like.”
The term “goodest” is grammatically incorrect when used in place of “best.” Despite its ironic usage by many English speakers for comedic purposes, Biden seemed unaware of his mistake. Numerous individuals promptly took to social media to highlight Biden’s use of “goodest,” while some claimed to have heard him say something completely different.
The more you watch it, the worse it gets. This has to be calculated to get him out. https://t.co/yKQE5nZ5ZU
— Claudia Tenney (@claudiatenney) July 6, 2024
Is this the “goodest” Biden interview or what? 🤣 https://t.co/pJphuF1wOz
— Rep. John Block (@RepBlock) July 6, 2024
https://t.co/S2HOJTMCoD pic.twitter.com/BB2RTdZv1l
— Prison Mitch (@MidnightMitch) July 6, 2024