Eisenhower’s first administration, and even then the video elements were subject to White House review and approval before release. This so-called “right” to see the president answer questions did not exist in theory or practice until late in President Dwight D. “People have a right to see their president regularly answering questions,” ABC News White House correspondent Jonathan Karl told the Washington Post this week. The press conferences aren’t really for reporters, the reporters would have you believe, but for citizens. Presidential accountability, say the pressies, demands that the chief executive stand and deliver at prescribed and frequent intervals. If you’re a reporter, Biden’s press conference avoidance has been an outrage. He finally acknowledged the yelping this week-maybe Champ and Major conveyed the press hounds’ consternation to him-by finally scheduling a presser for March 25. He has kept them waiting so long, he now owns the record for the longest a new president has gone without holding such a presser. Like kenneled dogs who have missed a feeding, White House reporters have been growling and barking over President Joe Biden’s failure to hold a formal press conference since being sworn in. In March, the president unexpectedly called for President Vladimir Putin to be removed from power following the Russian invasion of Ukraine - comments that White House officials later had to walk back.Jack Shafer is Politico ’s senior media writer. AFP via Getty Imagesīiden has reportedly bristled at aides disrupting his approach to messaging, even when it puts him at odds with administration policy.
Getty Images A Los Angeles Times reporter submitted the question to the White House before the press conference. In July 2021, POTUS accepted an embarrassing note from an aide - which was also snapped by a photographer - that said: “Sir, there is something on your chin.” Biden has reportedly bristled at aides disrupting his approach to messaging. “YOU enter the Roosevelt Room and say hello to participants,” the note read, then immediately directed the oldest-ever president, “YOU take YOUR seat.” Last June, the president exposed a comically worded cheat sheet with detailed instructions.
AFP via Getty Images The photo revealed the 80-year-old commander-in-chief had advance knowledge of a question from a journalist. A photographer captured images of a cheat card held by President Biden during a Wednesday press conference. His physician reported the president was in good health in February, but refused to field questions from reporters about his cognitive strength.
It’s not the first time Biden’s crib notes have been outed by speedy photojournalists - which fuel Republicans’ speculation about his mental acuity. The revelation came during a joint press conference with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol that discussed growing nuclear threats from North Korea - as the nations celebrate the 70th anniversary of their alliance.Īnother cheat sheet held the names of other Biden administration officials to show the order in which remarks would be delivered at the press conference. “How are YOU squaring YOUR domestic priorities - like reshoring semiconductors manufacturing - with alliance-based foreign policy?” read a question from Los Angeles Times reporter Courtney Subramanian. Ignore progressives: Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom for all AmericansĪ cheat sheet held by President Biden during a Wednesday press conference revealed that the 80-year-old commander-in-chief had advance knowledge of a question from a journalist. Burisma had Hunter Biden help open account with corrupt Malta bankīill Barr says new Trump indictment sign of his ‘self-destructive recklessness’Ĭhina’s Xi Jinping rebuffs Blinken bid to restart military hotline
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