Biden had post-debate 'verbal check-in' with his doctor: White House

President Joe Biden, 81, had a post-debate "verbal check-in" with his physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday, despite telling reporters that Biden had not had any recent medical exams earlier this week.

"He did have a short verbal check-in in the recent days about his cold, it wasn't a medical exam or a physical," Jean-Pierre said. "It was a conversation, and his doctor didn't think an examination was necessary."

Jean-Pierre added that the doctor's call was "not unusual" and that Biden has a 24/7 medical unit that travels with him.

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"That is not because of just this president, because it's all presidents and it is a very different experience than what we understand that the American people experience," she said.

After Biden reportedly told Democratic governors during a private meeting at the White House this week that he doesn't get enough sleep and has to cut off working after 8 p.m., Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard the Air Force One flight to a Wisconsin rally that Biden "is human" and is taking "a balanced approach."

"He is human, just like we all are," she said. "But it is a 24/7 job. It is 365 days – that doesn't change."

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Jean-Pierre's comments come just hours before Biden's pre-recorded ABC interview with former Democratic operative George Stephanopoulos airs. Biden will be vying to dispel age-related health concerns among his base and middle-ground voters.

Jean-Pierre was pressed about the president's health during a press briefing on Wednesday and explicitly told reporters that Biden has