 a bad night. It is not uncommon for incumbents to have a bad night on their first debate. Press Secretary Corrine Jean-Pierre speaking at a fundraiser this evening in Virginia. The president blamed international travel last month for his problems during the debate, saying he ignored a staff who told him doing the debate would be a bad idea. The president left for France June 4th, returning June 9th, and went to Italy for the G7 summit a few days later, returning June 14th.