'Cut the conspiracy theory': Howard Stern slams accusations of scripting interview with Joe Biden
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Howard Stern has dispelled rumors of a scripted interview with President Joe Biden as he asserted the authenticity of the conversation that recently aired on April 26.
Addressing online conspiracies that the president wore an earpiece throughout the hour-long talk on 'The Howard Stern Show', the radio show host said, "You’ve gotta f*****g be kidding me! First of all, we controlled all the audio."
Howard Sterns says he did not want to debate policy with Joe Biden
Clarifying his intentions behind the conversations with Biden, Stern said, “My whole goal was not to sit there and talk politics. I’m not into that. I don’t want to debate policy."
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“My only agenda [was] I would like to get to know the president because I suspect he’s a very meaningful, very thoughtful guy,” the 70-year-old added, according to OK Magazine.
Howard Stern asks people to 'cut the conspiracy theory'
During the interview, Stern also raised concerns over airlines offering refunds rather than credits for canceled flights, a topic that sparked speculation about the White House's influence on their conversation.
“Here’s what happened. When Joe Biden came in, the day before [producer] John Hein and I were talking about some of the accomplishments that we admire that have gone on in the past four years, and John says to me, ‘Hey, Howard, did you hear what Joe Biden did with the airlines?'” said Stern.
'The Howard Stern Show' co-host then asked, “If they were scripting the questions, wouldn’t that have been a lot different?” and Stern responded, “Oh yeah, but as far as the statement about the airline… cut the conspiracy theory."
Joe Biden's candid remarks during Howard Stern interview
Biden's candid remarks during the hour-long interview included his willingness to debate with Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
"I am somewhere. I don't know when. I'm happy to debate him," said the president.
The 81-year-old politician also opened up on his personal struggles following the death of his first wife, Neilia Biden, and their infant daughter in a car accident in 1972.
“You don’t have to be crazy to commit suicide. If you’ve been to the top of the mountain, you think it’s never going to be there again,” said Biden.
“In just a brief moment, I thought about going to the Delaware Memorial [Bridge] and jump," he shared
“I had two kids. It wasn’t like I got to commit suicide. It was like I had been to the top of the mountain and it’s never going to happen again. You’re never going to be OK," Biden added.
