The U.S. media is concerned about when President Biden will be able to interact with the media in a face-to-face question-and-answer session. Although Biden gave his first prime-Time speech last week on Thursday about progress made in defeating the coronavirus pandemic, the more than seven-week period is the longest the new president has gone without a meeting with the media in the past 100 years. The long absence of a presidential press conference has already frustrated the White House Correspondents’ Association.
More than 50 days after his inauguration, President Biden has yet to hold a separate press conference, separating him from a dozen of his recent predecessors, according to The Washington Post. Although the president gave his first prime-time speech Thursday about China’s progress in defeating the coronavirus pandemic, the more than seven-week period is the longest the new president has gone without meeting with the media in the past 100 years.
The White House said last week that Biden would hold a news conference by the end of the month, defending his long absence from the podium by saying he often answers reporters’ questions in informal settings.
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“The president takes questions several times a week,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters last week, “and it’s an opportunity for people who cover White House news to ask him about the news that’s happening on any given day.” She added that the president has been putting his “energy” and focus on getting Americans through vaccinations and through the American Rescue Plan.
Despite the unusual timing of Biden’s entry into the White House, he has frustrated the White House Correspondents’ Association. President Zeke Miller told Vanity Fair last week that the press conference was “critical to informing the American people and holding the government accountable. The Washington Post editorial board also condemned the president, saying “Biden should have held a press conference a long time ago.”
The Trump Administration, which has often been criticized for not communicating regularly with the media, held its first press conference just a week after taking office.
Ronald Reagan (Ronald Reagan) and Bill Clinton (Bill Clinton) both formally met with the press nine days after taking office, while Barack Obama (Barack Obama) waited 20 days, according to The Washington Post.
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