ABC News journalist George Stephanopoulos said he regrets talking to a passerby and appearing to say he doesn\u2019t think President Joe Biden can serve another four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TMZ posted video of the encounter<\/a>, which it said was on a New York City street, in which Stephanopoulos was asked, \u201cDo you think Biden should step down?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stephanopoulos appears to say, \u201cI don\u2019t think he can serve four more years,” though the audio of the response is a little difficult to hear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stephanopoulos interviewed Biden\u2002<\/a>on Friday in Biden’s first televised interview since a rough debate performance raised questions about his health and the viability of his re-election campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEarlier today I responded to a passerby. I shouldn\u2019t have,\u201d Stephanopoulos said Tuesday night in a statement released by ABC News spokesman Brooks Lancaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a separate statement, ABC News said, \u201cGeorge expressed his own point of view and not the position of ABC News.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stephanopoulos interviewed Biden\u2002<\/a>about a week after he gave a debate performance that shocked and panicked some Democrats<\/a>, who began raising questions about his ability to win the election in November or serve another term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Biden has refused calls to step aside. On Monday, he repeated that he will stay in the race<\/a> and said he believes he is the best person to beat former President Donald Trump in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n