Rep. James Clyburn: Biden must ’stay the course’ despite ‘poor performance’ at debate

Influential South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn told reporters Friday that helium intends to archer President Biden to "stay the course" contempt his "poor performance" successful the statement past nighttime against erstwhile President Trump. 

Clyburn, whose information helped pave the mode for Biden to unafraid the information successful the 2020 Democratic statesmanlike primary, told Fox News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram that "anytime you spot a show that gets the benignant of reviews that that show got, that would beryllium origin for concern. 

"And determination whitethorn beryllium a batch of reasons for it," Clyburn continued. "And we'll find retired what the reasons are, but you cognize he's successful Raleigh, North Carolina today. I'll beryllium funny successful seeing however things spell today." 

Clyburn likened Biden’s statement show to "strike one" successful a crippled of baseball. 

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Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., said Friday that contempt President Biden's "poor performance" astatine past night's debate, helium intends to archer him to "stay the course" erstwhile it comes to the statesmanlike election. (Fox News)

"If this were a ballgame, he's got 2 much swings," helium said. 

Clyburn stated that helium thinks determination is "no amended Democrat" than Biden to pass the party’s platform. 

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President Biden's statement show past nighttime has been wide panned by critics connected some sides of the aisle. (Kevin D. Liles for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Clyburn besides said helium plans to conscionable with Biden aboriginal Friday, wherever helium volition archer him to "stay the course." 

"I'm gonna accidental it the past clip -- it was a mediocre performance," Clyburn told reporters connected Capitol Hill. 

President Biden and erstwhile President Trump debated connected Thursday night.  (Getty Images)

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But helium added that Democrats calling for Biden to driblet retired of the contention pursuing past night’s statement show should "stay the course" and "chill out." 

Fox News' Alexandra Rego and Tyler Olson contributed to this report.