Biden does more frequently field questions at public appearances than any of his recent predecessors, according to new research published by Martha Joynt Kumar, a professor emerita in political science at Towson University and director of the White House Transition Project.
The 46th president has held just nine formal news conferences — six solo and three jointly with visiting foreign leaders. Ronald Reagan, whose schedule was scaled back early in his first term after he recovered after a failed assassination attempt, is the only recent president to hold fewer press conferences during his first year in office, according to Kumar. Reagan did 59 interviews in 1981.
But such exchanges often don’t lend themselves to follow-up questions. The president can ignore questions he might not want to answer. “I think that we have been very transparent,“ White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. “I don’t think you can just piecemeal and I think you have to look at it as a whole.”
The administration has put a premium on finding ways to speak to Americans where they are as it tries to maximize the president’s limited time for messaging efforts, according to a White House official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the administration’s communications strategy.
The lengths that the liberal sheep are going to overlook or justify HidingBiden is hilarious 😂 🤡🤡🤡
So much for transparency. He is kept away from the public so that his obvious cognitive disabilities do not get too much attention. His handlers do not want him answering questions, putting his failures on display.
I'll take a thoughtful , quite hardworking president over a twitter president any day
But he jumped in front of the cameras on Jan 6
His lack of cognitive ability prevents him from having news conferences! Report it like it truly is! He fumbles and loses track of any thought!
The replies on here are scary. A bunch of fan boys and girls. When did we get to a point where the President can do no wrong if he is the same party as you? Both sides do this and it’s wrong. Group think is dangerous.
It's almost like there's a pandemic when he took office and it may not be the best time to hold huge conferences. What do I know, though.
Because he busy working rather than use press conferences to increase his ratings? Like some former guy? Whom the media loves as everytime he has a press conference or goes play golf, media like AP are kept busy?
As opposed to the former guy who never met a camera and mic he didnt like, and got jack shit done. Y'all need to stop.
The MOST transparent administration in WH history 😆😆😆😆😂😆😆😂😂😂
and apparently you’re OK with that
Every president has their own strengths. One of his isn't public speaking.He stotters and gets confused and tells inappropriate stories.
Why is that the case, AP? I wonder what a news organization might determine is the reason. If only there were some vocal or visual clues as to Biden’s ability to field and answer off-the-cuff questions.
And he always addresses the American people during the day when they aren't around to hear him.
You all do understand the way it’s supposed to work. The press is supposed to keep the president (congress) honest ask the questions for us. If he never has press conferences and are unable to ask questions there are no checks on executive office & no PressSec is not the same
He’s busy. Leave him alone to do his job
Well THAT just earned AP a huge BLOCK
That’s bdd we cause his people know he gets flustered and starts stuttering, coughs and loses his place and train of thought
STOP dividing the country. We’ve had enough.
He’s busy, Einstein. Don’t you ever read the news? 😏
Could it be because he has 4 years of catastrophes to clean up? Quit trying to make up news, and just report what's happening. We get Biden is boring and not good for ratings. Maybe if you reported hope instead of fear, your business would be better.
This is shallow, spineless gibberish, but then, that's what you practice. You don't still call this journalism, do you?
So he can be asked a series of irrelevant and asinine questions from reporters who have no journalistic integrity or intelligence. Don’t waste his or our time.
He’s busy cleaning up the biggest mess in 100 years. But at least the last guy talked a lot 🙄
He's facing multiple crises. I'm fine with it. He has work to do.
But he doesn’t chicken out by answering questions to the loud distracting sound of the presidential helicopter behind him.
AP what is your problem? You were ok with TFG golfing away 1/3 of the 4 year term at a cost of $150 million to tax payers, siphoned off to his own pocket? All he did was wake up in the morning to figure out how to divide the country while grifting. On the other hand Biden works!
The more exposure JoeBiden has the more difficult it is to obfuscate his progressive dementia.
Considering reporters have openly engaged in making fun of his grieving of his late children and wife, 'wondering' where he is when he was in his basement, it's no wonder he won't talk to you.
Is there a single unbiased news source left in the world?
Stop it. It is refreshing to have a president who works instead of constantly seeking attention.
Good. No golfing. No rallies. No “perfect” phone calls bribing other world leaders. No calls for violence. No calling elections rigged. No hiding in the bunker Just working hard, breaking records on economy, jobs, wages, market, retail sales & UI…getting 💩 done Thanks POTUS
GFY. Thanks
Joe Biden is too busy for this nonsense. The reason why Trump was always answering “questions” was because he would rather be infront of the camera then do the actual work of being”President”. Joe Biden has done more in 1 year than ANY modern President, and we should be grateful.
What nonsense you are spouting.
Next AP scoop — “But his emails!” Biden has more important work than fielding gotcha questions from a press corps that is uninformed about important issues & more interested in setting its own narrative.
Does he call you the enemy of the people and send his cult to boo and harass you?
And they wonder why we distrust media more and more....
guess i missed the BREAKING NEWS that FAUX NEWS bought AP … bing bing, bong bong bong, bing bing
That’s how communism rolls
Because he puts his foot in his mouth every time he opens it
I wonder if he may be busy? Like pandemic of contagion busy?
His job is to govern. .not be a TV star.
He's really busy right now. Also, we want him working, not showboating. Geez.
*yawn.* Got any REAL news? Republican propaganda bores me. APNewsFAIL
Get over it. He works SO much more than his predecessor and his administration has DAILY press conferences.
It’s quality, not quantity! Why you feel this is worthy of your time. It isn’t worthy of ours.
Most opaque administration ever….
Which is absolutely okay because he’s doing record job numbers and taking on infrastructure more so than any other president in the last 50+ yrs. Not to mention the stock market is overall better off than it was under Trump. Biden is working which makes this absolutely fine.
I think this is because he doesn't feel the need to be in the spotlight 24/7. He actually feels work is more important than his ego.
JonLemire Joe’s doing just fine thanks. Not being an absolute idiot like TFG works for me. No drama queen stuff, no poor persecuted me, no divide the country, no crazy “theories” and miracle cures, etc. Just plain decency & an effort to get the country past an insurrection and pandemic.
Least transparent administration ever
AP on Stephanie Grisham 😴
THIS is what you voted for
That's what happens when you have a president who actually works.
Probably cause he'll end up saying stuff like this.🤷♂️
....and?
We don't care.
Beige suit patrol at it with hard hitting news. 🙄
JonLemire He’s kind of busy fixing the unimaginable mess made by the former guy, who spent his time doing his crazy act for “journalist” and grifting instead of working for the American people.
Are you waiting for him to tell You to inject bleach..?
Perhaps the man is more concerned with being President than rushing to get his face on TV every day like the last couple of guys...
Good! Because all the last one did was talk and talk a bunch of bullshit and nonsense.
He’s most incompetent ever!
Re-fucking-freshing isn’t it?
We don't need more press conferences.
Because most of time he doesn't remember anything, then someone tells him you are president do some work😂
chenweihua Our media class are traitors and hate democracy, there's no question why he doesn't give jackals and parasites the time of day
He also golfs less!
It's a PANDEMIC and he has a whole department to do public relations on behalf of his admin! Jeesh - find a real story, like that CONSPIRACY evidence that the J6 committee has!
Man can barely put a sentence together. Leave him alone.
Yeah I guess if you count Trump a proven pathological liar standing in front of the media telling them lies and calling them fake news and dishonest as engaging the media then maybe we should question what counts as good use of the media's time and Potus's relevance
Interesting how you leave the part out where he *does* answer more reporter questions, only second to Clinton. Seems you care more about comparing categories as opposed to actual interactions.
JonLemire So Peter Doocey can ask ridiculous questions? Hard pass.
Yet our wonderful media hides the truth as to why and continues to not challenge this. Our media is as corrupt as our politicians!!
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He has been perfect. He has had just the right amount of press conferences and just the right amount of exposure, unlike his predecessor who never had a press conference but managed somehow to his face on TV every day.
Good
etuckerAP He’s averaging out the last 4 years.
Where trumps handlers (lol) couldn’t keep him from going off topic Bidens handlers can’t allow him to even take a question for fear the answer hasn’t been rehearsed and on the teleprompter
After 4 years of Trump, I welcome a President who doesn’t feel the need to control the news cycle every day.
Means he’s working…
This is probably why.
He's actually working. I know because of the orange maniac you got used to a guy golfing all the time and using his properties to funnel money from the treasury into his pockets. But what Biden is doing is working. Hows the recovery going? Pretty good IMO.
Do better than this
Y’all seen his performances?! No shock to me! I’d keep him farrrrr away too
JonLemire Maybe if he started carrying flags everywhere he went, you would count more of these frequent public appearances where he fields questions as press conferences.
Great timing During a COVID wave, really? Offering statistics and no context to the times we are living in is disingenuous, AamerISmad . The Former Guy played the WH Press Pool like a fiddle and look what happened. This President is busy getting things done. Get used to it.
At least when he does it makes sense. They are not incoherent triades.
It’s weekend at Bernie’s over there at the White House
Probably because he's not very good at answering questions when the interviews aren't heavily scripted.
He's been a little busy and I'm thankful for that.
Herein lies all of the negative Biden administration coverage. Press is mad he will not talk to them. He actually does communicate with the press daily through his Communications department. AND she does not lie a la Kayleigh McEnaney.
He also has a press sec who does her job exceedingly well.
If only tfg had done as much.
JonLemire The man is on tv explaining what he’s doing almost every day! Isn’t that enough?
IchooseCOVAXIN covaxin
Yeah because he doesn't have to constantly pander to his base to make himself feel good. This isn't rocket science. Make your headlines not make you sound ignorant.
JonLemire It’s not as if he’d be asked tough questions what does it matter at this point
Thank God....
Because he can’t 😩 he’s not cognitively able
So what?
I don't give a shit.
We kind of feel that is the Press Secretary's job and she is doing it brilliantly. Remember when the last guy had a PS who never spoke to the press? We do.
That's because he can only be on uppers so much.
That’s because he has everything to hide and Obama does not want him talking to much! Puppets just do want their told while the ones pulling the strings crush freedom!
He should do none. He has a press secretary. The questions he's taken from the press have been so dumb what's the point.
Why is this a big deal?
These kinds of tweets are meant to provoke reactions...people should ignore them
Stop. Just stop.
Nobody cares. We just wish we could go back in time and get the last guy to shut up so as to not have all his lies and vile nonsense mucking up our reality.
Yeah. The MSM, including the AP, who have been bashing Biden ever since he got elected, are miffed that he ignores them as much as possible. Of course, Biden has nothing more important on his mind than taking care of MSM needs. Talk about 8 year old whiners.
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Oh please 🙄
I voted for Biden to do the work of being POTUS, not to be a media whore. We tried that last time and look where it got us.
We all know why. Stop pretending.
New_Narrative JIC you didn’t notice he’s quite busy.
The president has dementia and his handlers are trying to keep the illusion going.
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