President Joe Biden's campaign has confirmed that he has been battling a cold, which has affected his voice and performance during the recent debate night. The White House stated that Biden was examined by his physician in recent days and tested negative for COVID-19. Despite his raspy voice, Biden's team attributes his weak debate performance to this illness. Various media outlets, including NBC, have reported this information, with some suggesting that the campaign should have informed the public beforehand to set expectations.
Media to the Rescue: NBC Claims Biden Has a 'Cold'... Really? https://t.co/4ToQbhdTzJ
Oh. I found out Biden had a cold. He didn’t lose the debate by looking old and near death — he just had a cold.
BREAKING: NBC News suggests that Joe Biden lost the debate because WE didn't know he “had a cold.” https://t.co/H9dR6hsTsP
HAHAHA HOLY SHLIT NBC suggests that Biden lost the debate because WE didn't know he "had a cold" https://t.co/9Wru50BD3W
The Biden campaign confirmed halfway through tonight's debate that President Biden's raspy voice was due to a cold, @nancycordes reports. It "begs the question, why they didn't let people know beforehand to set expectations among the audience, so people weren't surprised." https://t.co/ks1lXSJuiL
"BIDEN HAZ A COLD"
The cover story (excuse) for Joe Biden’s poor showing in the debate. It’s not the cold, it’s Biden’s declining cognitive abilities. #BidenTrumpDebate https://t.co/DI6TLoIT7Q
"Biden Has a Cold": Campaign Tells Reporters Midway Through Disastrous Debate Biden Has Been Sick for Days READ: https://t.co/TEAFLvAbEb https://t.co/DEL96f1jIx
A Democratic source is telling FOX News that President Biden has a cold. #ExplainingPerformance
Biden campaign attributes the president’s poor debate performance to a cold. Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/7HfFAxPM3B
.@philipaklein: You know Biden lost bad when Biden’s team is now pushing the idea that he has a cold, which they didn’t mention before the debate. https://t.co/je5NSDcNKu
CNN leads their post-debate broadcast with the news that Biden has a cold.
‘Biden Has A Cold’: Media Rushes To Explain Away Debate https://t.co/g3Y0lA9QTB
Live: Presidential debate live updates: Biden 'has a cold,' his team says of weak performance @CNBC https://t.co/SEq7uDDS8d
Trump-Biden debate live updates: Biden has a cold, campaign says https://t.co/wLmI7bdNso
Pres. Biden has a cold (but tested negative for COVID-19), his campaign confirms. Live updates: https://t.co/ns57IW2KvL
Joe Biden ‘has a cold’ as excuses thrown up already for president’s debate struggles https://t.co/pQGOfUN2Q7
Biden Campaign is blaming a cold for Bidens terrible debate. Geesh.
🚨 Biden has a cold, a person close to the president has confirmed to Axios. His voice was raspy as the debate started, but has strengthened as the night went on. https://t.co/ITSc9ecSqi
Pres. Biden has a cold (but tested negative for COVID-19), his campaign confirms. Follow live updates: https://t.co/IGk3AP92Y1
🚨Sources: “President Biden has a cold.” Voters POTUS most powerful position in world & has most advanced tech and you can't give him super secret med to boost him for 1 Night!!! https://t.co/Zihrgnlbgq
BREAKING: White House says Biden was examined by his physician in recent days and has had a cold
📣JUST IN: Biden ‘has a cold,’ his team says of weak performance
🚨Sources: “President Biden has a cold.” Voters https://t.co/TppQ4VyeiG
White House says Biden was examined by his doctor in recent days and it was determined he has a cold - CBS
The mainstream media is trying to spin the Biden debate loss by saying he has a cold LMAOOOOOOOOOOO https://t.co/uYFhwHRQtG
The mainstream is trying to spin the Biden debate loss by saying he has a cold LMAOOOOOOOOOOO https://t.co/tBr5xiesX9
President Biden has been dealing with a cold for debate night, two sources familiar with the situation told NBC News | Latest debate updates here https://t.co/EnCVSoaPPy
Biden campaign is saying poor old Joe has a 'cold' ha ha yeah right...talk about lame excuses
🚨Biden reportedly has a cold, according to sources familiar https://t.co/ucVNARbVvl
🚨 Team Biden claim he has a cold tonight Source - NBC
⚡️Sources in the White House claim Biden has a “cold”
.@EsotericCD: Kelly O’Donnell reports that President Biden’s team is telling journalists that Biden “has a cold,” which certainly makes sense given how shot his voice sounds. The problem, of course, is that Biden looks like the next cold he catches could well send him to the…
A source familiar with the President's debate prep confirms that POTUS -- who has a noticeably raspy voice -- has been battling a cold the past few days.