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Biden's Delay in Facing the Press Was a 'Carefully Constructed' Strategy
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1:48Now PlayingJoe Biden will host his first formal news conference at the White House on Thursday, a high-stakes test for a president facing questions about two recent mass shootings, a surge in migrant children at the U.S. southern border and the ongoing pandemic.
Biden’s performance will be under close scrutiny after public appearances during his campaign and early presidency were limited by the coronavirus outbreak. While presidents traditionally hold a news conference within their first month in office, Biden has broken with that precedent, prompting critics to accuse his administration of not being transparent.
White House aides have pointed out that the president has repeatedly fielded impromptu questions from the media. He did so on Tuesday during a trip to Ohio, where he spoke about his administration’s response to the mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado as well as Democratic senators’ concerns that his cabinet lacks diversity.
Still, Thursday’s session in the East Room -- which is scheduled to begin at 1:15 p.m. and expected to feature about 40 socially distanced journalists -- will see Biden for the first time field questions on live television on the toughest issues that have dominated the first months of his presidency.
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