Biden pressing on with ‘full bore’ schedule, despite admission he needs to slow ‘pace’

President Biden said Thursday he needs to "pace" himself and insisted he should take on a more robust schedule ahead of the 2024 election, despite growing concern from members of his own party about whether he is fit to serve as president.

Biden's comments about his schedule came during a NATO press conference as he fielded questions from reporters, one of whom asked about a recent New York Times report claiming Biden told Democratic governors in a private meeting at the White House that he would stop scheduling events after 8 p.m. so he could get more sleep.

"That's not true. What I said was, instead of my every day starting at 7 [a.m.] and going to bed at midnight, it would be smarter for me to pace myself a little more," the president said. "And I said, for example ... instead of starting a fundraiser at 9 o'clock, start it at 8 o'clock. People get to go home by 10 [p.m.]. That's what I'm talking about."

Biden also appeared to take a shot at his own staff for adding additional events and appearances to his schedule, which resulted in him "catching hell" from first lady Jill Biden.

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"The next debate I’m not going to be traveling in 15 time zones a week before. Anyway, that’s what it was about. That’s what it was about — and by the way, even with that, I love my staff, but they add things. They add things all the time. I’m catching hell from my wife," he added.

Biden urged reporters to look at what he has done since his disastrous debate performance against former President Trump on June 27, saying his "schedule has been full bore" with "roughly 20 events, some with thousands of people showing up."

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