Biden vows to keep White House, undeterred by Democratic panic after debate disaster

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President Biden ignored the chorus of Democratic officials and pundits who say he should step aside as the party's nominee after his widely panned debate performance and vowed to win North Carolina and the White House at a rally on Friday.

Democrats and liberal media figures are in reported "panic" after Biden stumbled over his words, gaped at TV cameras and sounded sick and tired during Thursday's presidential debate on CNN. But the president shrugged off his critics and focused his fire on former President Trump in front of an enthusiastic audience the next day in Raleigh.

"I know I'm not a young man … I don't debate as well as I used to," Biden told the crowd, "but I know what I do know: I know how to tell the truth."

Trump "set a new record for the most lies told in a single debate," the president claimed, delivering energetic and forceful attacks on Trump's record that were more muted on stage Thursday night in Atlanta.

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Biden said Trump lied about his handling of the economy, the COVID-19 pandemic, health care for veterans and crime.

"On my watch, violent crime has hit a 50-year low," Biden said. "Then I pointed out that the only convicted felon on stage last night was Donald Trump. Well, I thought about his 34 felony convictions, his sexual