JAKARTA - United States (US) President Joe Biden said he did not need cognitive tests to determine whether he had decreased mentally.
Biden also rejected calls from some Democratic Party members to step down to allow a stronger candidate against Republican Donald Trump in the US Presidential Election.
Biden sought to defuse the political crisis due to his poor debate performance, using a 22-minute ABC News interview to argue again about a bad night in the US presidential election debate.
Biden insists he is the right candidate to beat Donald Trump.
When asked constantly by ABC interviewer George Stephanopoulos, Biden rejected a poll showing he was lagging behind Trump and said another poll put him in a better position.
When asked if he had undergone a special cognitive test for neurological examinations, Biden, 81, insisted he had not taken it.
"No one said I had to live it," he said.
In his latest physical examination on February 28, Biden was declared healthy for duty, but the president often made verbal mistakes. Some aging specialists say he should undergo cognitive tests.
When asked if Biden would undergo a cognitive test, he refused and said the White House was enough.
"Look, I undergo cognitive tests every day. Every day I undergo tests that's everything I do (is a test)," said Biden.
In his first interview since the debate, Biden said he was the best candidate against Trump and only 'God' could get him out of his candidacy.
Biden called the flu very bad at poor performances in debate and fatigue after two trips to Europe.
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