Biden_s schedule ramps up in effort to pivot from poor debate performance

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00:00President Biden's now beefing up his public schedule to shift attention away from his poor debate performance.

00:05Biden is convinced fellow Democrats will continue to support his re-election bid.

00:10Julia Benbrook has more on a critical day for the president.

00:15Speaking to a crowd in Wisconsin Friday, President Joe Biden tried to assure voters that he is ready to lead for another four years.

00:23My friends, I'm in Wisconsin for one reason.

00:26Because we're going to win Wisconsin.

00:29After a disappointing debate performance, his campaign announced what it calls an aggressive travel schedule for this month

00:37that will take him, the vice president, the first lady and the second gentleman to every battleground state.

00:43This move follows calls from allies to ramp up campaigning and public messaging efforts.

00:50We have to do some things to reassure the public.

00:53Whether it's a 60 minutes interview or something at the podium at the White House or a town hall.

00:59But every word will be under intense scrutiny as a number of elected officials, Democratic donors and supporters

01:06express deep concerns about Biden's age and capacity to serve a second term.

01:12Every time he had a slip of the lip, which we all do, it was analyzed and maybe overanalyzed.

01:19That's what he can expect between now and forever.

01:23After the Wisconsin rally, the president sat down for his first televised interview since the debate.

01:29The high-profile ABC interview with George Stephanopoulos is set to air in its entirety Friday evening as a primetime special.

01:37Reporting in Washington, I'm Julia Benbrook.