Biden scorches Trump for ‘riding around in his golf cart’ during question on his schedule

Joe Biden mocked White House rival Donald Trump’s workload of ‘driving around on his golf cart, filling out his score card before he hits the ball’ as he defended his fitness to beat his Republican rival during a high-stakes solo press conference.

The embattled president sought during the much-watched press conference from a NATO summit Thursday to reassure party colleagues and voters alike that he can take on Trump in the presidential election, arguing that despite recent concerns, he hasn’t dialed back his schedule—though he admitted he does need to “pace” himself.

“If you looked at my schedule since I made that stupid mistake...in the debate I mean, my schedule has been full bore,” the president said. “Where has Trump been, riding around on his golf cart, filling out his score care before he hits the ball? He’s done virtually nothing.”

The president was responding to a question about reported comments he made during a meeting of US governors earlier this month, talking about how he needs more sleep and was seeking to wrap up his public events calendar by 8pm most evenings.

“Instead of my every day starting at 7 and going to bed at midnight, it would be smarter for me to pace myself for a bit,” he said at the press conference on Thursday.

He did admit a few issues with his schedule though, faulting his staff for piling on extra events.

“I love my staff, but they add things, they add things all the time at the very end,” he said. “I’m catching hell from my wife.”

“I always have had an inclination, whether I was playing sports or doing politics, just to keep going, not stop,” he added elsewhere. “I’ve just got to pace myself a little more.”

The press conference was seen as a key chance for the Biden campaign to recover