Dem, GOP insiders both see major opportunity after Biden's first solo presser in months

Democrats and the GOP had wildly different perspectives on President Joe Biden's highly anticipated NATO Summit news conference, with Republicans dubbing the event another campaign win in Trump's back pocket and Democrats having mixed reactions.

Even so, there was a tone shift among some Democrats who thought Biden's performance was "strong." One Democratic activist went so far as to say he believes there are "people who owe President Biden an apology" after the president's press conference. The comments come after Democrat lawmakers and pundits alike have either called on Biden to drop out of the race or expressed concerns about his aging.

Meanwhile, a Trump campaign official told Fox News Digital after Thursday night's press conference, "It appears Biden did enough to convince his apologists that he should remain on the ballot, but he also reinforced what the American people know."

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"Their lives are being hurt by his weakness and failure on a daily basis," the source said.

Donald Trump Jr., who is a top surrogate for this father, said on his Rumble livestream that Biden did "fine enough to be able to stay in it" but later shared a social media post that blended the faces of Trump and Harris together and said "Vice President Trump."

Veteran Republican consultant Dave Carney told Fox News the news conference "couldn't have been better" for Biden.

Biden started out earlier in the day stumbling when he introduced Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as "President Putin" at the NATO summit in Washington, D.C. He immediately caught his gaffe and corrected himself. However, later during the evening press conference, he also