Will Biden step aside after a disastrous debate?

Washington correspondent Keith Duggan joins this week’s Inside Politics podcast to discuss what could turn out to be one of the year’s most consequential political developments: US president Joe Biden’s disastrous performance at Thursday’s debate with former president and Republican candidate Donald Trump.

In a debate format that accentuated the elderly Biden’s weaknesses, he handed the momentum to his rival and prompted intense debate about whether he should remain the Democratic candidate. But what other options do the Democrats have?

After that Jennifer Bray looks at the big Irish political stories of the week, including the outcome of a mini Fianna Fáil reshuffle that saw junior ministries reassigned, the latest from the Green party leadership contest and the fallout from the Cathal Crotty sentencing controversy.

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