If he succeeds, he will be saved, but if he does not, his bid for a second term will hang by a thread: Joe Biden will give a high-stakes interview today.

In the past week, the 81-year-old Democrat has failed to change the impression caused by the disastrous June 27 phone battle with Donald Trump.

After this debate, the Americans did not see Biden speak for a long time without an earpiece, but tonight he will have the opportunity to do so in the interview he will grant to journalist and ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos.

A testament to how highly anticipated this interview is, the fact that the television network changed the flow of its program specifically to air it.

He originally planned to air some excerpts today, then tomorrow, Saturday, and the entire interview on Sunday. However, ABC finally decided to air today at 20:00 (local time, 03:00 Saturday morning Greek time) the entire interview in a special show.

Biden will be up against a journalist who knows inside out how political communication works.

George Stephanopoulos worked for Democrat Bill Clinton, both during his first election campaign and during his first term as president, when he was one of his closest aides.

Against Donald Trump, the American president had difficulty expressing himself for 90 minutes, losing his words and his composure, which caused panic in his party.

Four months before the presidential election, some Democrats have begun to publicly express doubts about whether Biden will be able to defeat his opponent, with large numbers of Americans not considering him fit to govern for four years even if elected. .

Earlier in the week, former Speaker of the House of Representatives and key Democratic official Nancy Pelosi said it was “essential” that Biden grant one or two long interviews.

Other supporters of the Democrat called for a big press conference to demonstrate his ability to respond with vigor.

The US president, who rarely does such a thing and prefers to answer a limited number of pre-selected journalists, has pledged to hold a lengthy press conference next week, but details of which have not been released.