ABC News and George Stephanopoulos rushed to apologize after the host publicly stated that President Joe Biden would not serve another term.

In the raw footage first posted by TMZ, Stephanopoulos is seen telling an unidentified person moments after the meeting with Biden that he “doesn't think Biden can serve another four years.” Stephanopoulos later confirmed he was the person in the video and said he regretted his comments.

#George Stephanopoulos He made a startling comment. He said to someone on the street: #new york He is the president #JoeBiden I can serve another term! https://t.co/cFMK2Uxx4z pic.twitter.com/pxKkolFcGt

— TMZ (@TMZ) July 9, 2024

“I answered a question from a passerby today and I should not have done so,” Gov. Stephanopoulos told a spokesman, according to Pac News' Dylan Byers.

new Pack NewsABC's George Stephanopoulos, who recently interviewed Biden and was caught on TMZ video saying Biden “doesn't think he can serve another four years,” told me through a spokesman: “Today I answered a question from a passerby. I shouldn't have done that.”

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— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) July 10, 2024

ABC News quickly refuted Stephanopoulos' comments, saying he was expressing his own views.

“George expressed his own views, not the position of ABC News,” the outlet reported. (Related: Peter Doocy asks Karine Jean-Pierre about signs of Biden's cognitive decline)

Stephanopoulos spoke with Biden to discuss his infamously disastrous June 27 debate defeat and whether he has the cognitive edge to serve another four years and defeat former President Donald Trump. Biden has signaled his intention to continue in the race despite growing calls from members of his own party for him to withdraw.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gave brief, noncommittal answers to questions about his frequent doctor's visits, including a Parkinson's disease specialist who has reportedly visited the White House eight times in the past year. according to In the New York Post.

The president and his aides claim he had a cold and was simply “not feeling well.”