You can imagine that the intention will be swept away on arms and immigration issues, but the White House hopes that today President Joe Biden can announce his success in getting the Covid-19 relief bill to Congress as soon as possible. time in its administration.
Jonathan Lemire and Zeke Miller write to the Associated Press that he is the first executive in four decades to reach this point in his term without holding a formal question and answer session. He will meet with journalists for the television event in the east room of the White House.
“It’s an opportunity for him to talk to the American people, obviously directly through coverage, directly through all of you,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday. “And so I think he’s thinking about what he means, what he wants to convey, where he can provide updates, and, you know, he’s looking forward to the opportunity to collaborate with a free press.”
Conservative critics of Biden have noted the delay in suggesting that Biden was being protected by his staff. West Wing aides have dismissed questions about a press conference as an obsession with Washington, noting Biden’s high approval ratings, suggesting the general public is not worried about the event.
Behind the scenes, attendees have taken the event seriously enough to hold a mock session with the president earlier this week. And there is some concern that Biden, a self-proclaimed “glasses machine,” may send messages and generate a series of unflattering news cycles.
Firmly compromising his belief in press freedom, Biden has rebuked his predecessor’s incendiary rhetoric toward the media, including Donald Trump’s references to journalists as “the enemy of the people.” Biden restored the daily press conference, which had been extinguished under Trump, by opening a window into the running of the White House.
Biden will point to an increase in vaccine distribution, encouraging signs of the economy and the benefits Americans will receive from the stimulus package.
But his appearance will come just a day after he appointed Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the government’s response to the situation on the US-Mexico border, where the administration faces a growing political and humanitarian challenge that threatens to overshadow the Biden legislative agenda. The White House has stepped up pressure to support tougher gun measures and the White House has struggled to reduce a national effort by Republican legislatures to tighten election laws.