 So he said, essentially, yeah, Joe Biden, I don't think he can last four more years. ABC immediately said George expressed his own point of view and not the position of ABC. News Division President Deborah O'Connell called a panicked meeting with advisers and executives on Tuesday, including PR consultants. This was a fully engaged crisis that exploded with far-reaching reverberations. She then hauled Stephanopoulos into a private meeting where she gave him an ultimatum, apologize or be yanked off the air.