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After the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden sat down for an interview with NBC's Lester Holt to discuss the shooting, the state of the 2024 race, and more. Watch the video and read the transcript.

Key Takeaways: Holt asked Biden about the attempt on Trump's life, his decision to stay in the race, his struggles in the debate, what he'd do to tone down polarized political rhetoric, and more. Biden at several points seemed to take issue with Holt's questions and closed the interview by saying he'd like to "talk about the issues" next time.

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President Joe Biden called out Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for giving Judge Aileen Cannon a new defense to dismiss former President Donald Trump's classified documents case.

On Monday, Cannon dismissed Trump's Mar-a-Lago case, ruling that the appointment of Department of Justice (DOJ) Special Counsel Jack Smith was "unlawful." Biden responded to the decision in an interview with NBC News' Lester Holt.

President Biden repeatedly scolded NBC anchor Lester Holt in an interview Monday — exclaiming at one point, “What’s with you guys? Come on, man!”

The 81-year-old president lashed out when Holt pressed him on his disastrous June 27 debate performance and bristled when the journalist asked him about criticism of him from former President Donald Trump’s running mate J.D. Vance.

“Are you seeing what [viewers] saw, which was moments of frankly, that appeared to be — you appeared to be confused?” Holt asked the president.

After having tempered attacks on Donald Trump following Saturday’s assassination attempt, President Joe Biden plunged back into campaign mode Monday, defending his decision to remain in the presidential race despite calls for him to exit.

In an interview with NBC News anchor Lester Holt, Biden at times grew combative and said he isn't leaving the race even though some Democratic leaders have expressed fears that he can't win.

President Joe Biden expressed regret over his use of the term “bullseye” when describing former President Donald Trump.

In an interview with NBC News’s Lester Holt, Biden stressed that he wasn’t speaking literally and only meant to focus attention on Trump. His use of the word was scrutinized following the attempted assassination of Trump on Saturday, and it resulted in his backtracking.