Biden claims ahead of July 4th that he DID get a medical checkup after disaster debate despite White House saying he didn't just hours earlier

By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.S. Political Editor

The White House confirmed Thursday that President Biden saw a physician after his stumbling debate performance – but claimed it was just to check on a cold that advisors have said was the cause of his hoarse voice.

‘Several days later, the President was seen to check on his cold and was recovering well,’ White House spokesman Andrew Bates told DailyMail.com. There are no indications he underwent a more substantial battery of examinations.

That comes despite elected Democrats fuming about Biden's performance and demanding answers about what went wrong. Even House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it's a 'legitimate question' to ask if it was an 'episode, or is this a condition?'

The late confirmation that BIden did see a doctor comes after White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dodged questions Wednesday when asked directly if Biden was seen by a doctor after the debate or had a neurological scan.

‘A neurological scan? … Just to take a step back, it was a bad night,’ she said of the debate. Asked again when was the last time Biden was seen by a doctor, she responded, ‘I just don’t have anything beyond that.’ The White House refused to make the White House physician available for questions following Biden's physical earlier this year or release additional medical records, although Jean-Pierre said officials were being 'transparent.'

Politico reported that Biden told Democratic governors in private that that he was seen by a doctor and was in good health, knocking on wood for emphasis.

By Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter

The future of President Joe Biden's reelection campaign could hang on his first post-debate interview.

Party members, donors and Democratic governors are giving Biden the weekend to prove he is still fit for a second term after his car crash debate.

And now, ABC News moved-up by two days release of its sit-down interview with the president.

Biden will record with anchor George Stephanopoulos on Friday morning for an interview that was originally set to air in full on Sunday.

The consequentiual chat will now air as a primetime special on Friday evening at 8:00 p.m. and parts will air during the 6:00 p.m. hour of ABC's World News Tonight with David Muir.

As Democrats panic over what to do about Joe Biden, Donald Trump was captured on video giving his honest, unsparing thoughts suggesting his presidential rival has already quit in secret.

In a video recorded while Trump was on the golf course, he offered a blunt assessment of his rival and his potential replacement on the ticket while talking to his fellow golfers as his son Barron, 18, sat next to him.

He referred to Biden, 81, as an 'old, broken down pile of crap' who is about to be 'quitting the race' in a brutal, occasionally expletive-laden rant in response to onlookers who praised his debate performance.

By Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter

Democrat delegates are pleading for more time to decide if Joe Biden should be the party's nominee in November.

Party officials say virtual rolle calls for the presidential nomination will be done before August 7 – but rank-and-file wants to put it off following Biden's car crash debate and says a month isn't enough time to decide on him leading November's ticket.

A Northeast Democratic party delegate told Axios:

The Democratic National Convention is in Chicago, Illinois August 19-22. At the end of that week, the party will officially put forward its nominee for president in 2024.

Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa said:

Emily Goodin Senior U.S. Political Reporter

President Joe Biden admitted to a Philadelphia radio host that he had a 'bad debate' last week but argued it didn't out weigh what he's done in office.

'I had a bad debate. But 90 minutes on stage doesn’t erase what I’ve done for three and a half years,' he told WURD Radio's Andrea Lawful-Sanders.

Biden repeated the argument he's made since his terrible debate performance - that one bad night doesn't erase his record as president.

His interview with WURD lasted slightly less than 15 minutes. After the one question on the debate, Lawful-Sanders asked questions on Biden's record with black Americans.

The president sat down with black radio hosts in Milwaukee and Philadelphia for his first post-debate interviews.

Biden is scheduled to sit down with ABC News on Friday in Wisconsin.

Joe Biden has told aides he may step down as the presumptive 2024 presidential nominee - and what could prompt that decision as early as next week.

Allies whJhas told aides he may step down as the presumptive 2024 presidential nominee - and what could prompt that decision as early as next week. break his re-election bid.

These include a ABC interview on Friday night and campaign stops in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin not to mention a campaign call on Wednesday in which he reportedly told campaign staff: 'No one is pushing me out.'

One ally told the New York Times: 'He knows if he has two more events like that [the debate], we’re in a different place.'

By Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter

President Joe Biden admitted he ‘screwed up’ his debate performance against Donald Trump last week.

He urged listeners in an interview set to air Thursday morning to look at his record over the last three-and-a-half-years in office.

Biden told Milwaukee radio host Earl Ingram:

Biden's Milwaukee interview, the first since his car crash debate, comes as Republicans prepare to hold their nomination Convention in the Wisconsin city later this month.