Joe Biden interview: President makes up new word when asked how he'll feel if Trump beats him in November - with his laid-back answer further infuriating panicked Dems

A bronzed Joe Biden revealed his surprisingly calm attitude about Donald Trump's potential victory in November during his make-or-break interview Friday.

Biden, 81, was asked how he'd feel if Trump beats him and it all comes down to that first debate performance. 

'I'll feel, as long as I gave it my all, and I did as goodest job as I know I can do, that's what this is about,' he said, making up the word 'goodest'.

The president also repeatedly rejected taking an independent medical evaluation that would show voters he is up for serving another term in office.

It came after Biden blamed his poor debate on exhaustion, mysterious illness and even Donald Trump distracting him during his first televised interview since the Atlanta showdown.

'Look, I have a cognitive test every single day,' Biden said, referring to the tasks he faces daily in a rigorous job. 'Every day, I´ve had tests. Everything I do.'

He insisted that he was not more frail and that he is 'still in good shape.' He said he has an 'ongoing assessment' by his personal doctors and they 'don't hesitate to tell me' if something is wrong.

Biden spoke to Stephanopoulos in a voice that resembled the weak rasp of his debate showing after questioning whether he'd even re-watched it, saying 'I don't know why' he had such a bad performance.

He insisted that he was not more frail and that he is 'still in good shape.' He said he has an 'ongoing assessment' by his personal doctors and they 'don't hesitate to tell me' if something is wrong. 

The president often grew distracted from one point to another mid-answer and often garbled.

When pushed further on what happened at the debate, he suddenly blamed an off-mic Trump.

'I realized that even when I was answering a question, even if they turned his mic off, he was still shouting and I let it distract me. I just realized I wasn't in control,' he said.

Biden later claimed to have invented a new type of computer chip and started and strengthened NATO during the 30-minute chat.

He tried to claim his performance last week was a 'bad episode' and there were 'no indications of any serious condition' in a highly anticipated ABC interview that was seen as a significant test of his fitness to run for office. 

'I was feeling terrible,' said Biden, his voice hoarse and sometimes halting. 'Matter of fact the docs with me. I asked if they did a COVID test because they're trying to figure out what was wrong. They did a test to see whether or not I had some infection, you know, a virus. I didn't. I just had a really bad cold.

'I didn't listen to my instincts in terms of preparing,' Biden added. 

Yet Biden's rigorous efforts to course correct from his debate performance were not yet quelling internal party frustrations, with one influential Democratic senator working on a nascent push that would encourage the president to exit the race and Democrats quietly chatting about where they would go next if the president drops out - or what it would mean if he stays in.