President Joe Biden, scrambling to defuse a political crisis over his shaky debate performance, will participate in a television interview that will be closely watched for signs of whether his mental acuity is failing.
For 90 minutes on June 27, a raspy Biden struggled to express himself clearly, stumbling over words and losing his train of thought.
A growing chorus in his party has since called for him to prove he has the energy to defeat Trump in November, and handle another four years in the White House.
Biden will travel to Madison, Wisconsin, to rally Democratic voters.
During the trip he will be interviewed by ABC News, part of a flurry of events over the next week aimed at showing Americans he still has the stamina to run against Republican candidate Donald Trump in the November 5 election.
While Biden insists he is staying in the race and that his health is not faltering, he is under enormous pressure to step aside and open a path for his 59-year-old vice-president, Kamala Harris.
Some donors are making their displeasure known loudly, halting funding or looking at possible Democratic alternatives.
The White House has blamed a cold for Biden’s shaky performance and Biden himself cited jet lag from back-to-back trips to Europe.
The ABC interview offers the likelihood of unscripted comments from the president, who relies heavily on the use of a teleprompter for his public remarks.
The interview with ABC presenter George Stephanopoulos will be a key moment for Biden to dispel the worries and reset expectations.
Biden will face a journalist who knows the workings of political communication like no one else.
Stephanopoulos worked for former Democratic president Bill Clinton during his first campaign and was one of his closest advisers during his first term in the White House.