Joe Biden, who has always been gaffe-prone, has minimised most of his unscripted press interactions. / Photo: AFP
Congressman Lloyd Doggett became the first Democratic lawmaker to publicly call on Biden on Tuesday to make way for another candidate, saying he was hopeful the president would"make the painful and difficult decision to withdraw." Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse also asked for reassurances, saying voters needed to know there would be no repeat of Biden's sub-par showing.Biden has not given a live interview or held a press conference since the debacle, meaning he has not had to give unscripted comments under pressure again.announced that he would be interviewed by the network on Friday, with the first clips released that day, before the full interview airs Sunday.