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Amid growing calls for his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race, President Joe Biden has defended his recent poor debate performance, attributing it to exhaustion and cold, rather than a serious health condition. What Happened: In his first interview since the debate, Biden told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on Friday, that he felt terrible before the event. “It was a bad episode. No indication of any serious condition. I was exhausted.” Stephanopoulos questioned the timing, noting that Biden had spent six days at Camp David preparing for the debate. Biden revealed that he thought he h…