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Biden appears to use prepared list of reporters after G20 summit in Rome: 'I'm told we should start with AP'
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President Joe Biden once again appeared to call on a pre-approved list of reporters after meeting with the press following the G20 summit in Rome.
On
Sunday, Biden discussed meeting with other world leaders in Rome to
enact climate change initiatives. After his talk, he opened the floor to
questions but admitted that he was told to start with the Associated
Press.
"And now I’m happy to take some questions. And I’m told I should start with AP, Zeke Miller," Biden said.
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Biden
has previously alluded to the idea that he had a list of pre-approved
reporters to call on back in June following his Geneva visit with
Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"I’ll take your questions, and as usual, folks, they gave me a list of the people I’m going to call on," Biden told the press.
U.S President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference in the
G20 leaders' summit in Rome, Italy October 31, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin
Lamarque
(Reuters)
The same interaction continued in August when Biden took questions for the first time following the Kabul terror attacks that killed more than a dozen U.S. servicemen.
"Ladies
and gentlemen, they gave me a list here. The first person I was
instructed to call on was Kelly O'Donnell from NBC," Biden said.
U.S President Joe Biden looks up during a press conference in the
G20 leaders' summit in Rome, Italy October 31, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin
Lamarque
(Reuters)
This pattern has been noticed by reporters since Biden’s first formal press conference
in January where he seemed to call on a pre-selected list of
journalists from The Associated Press, The Washington Post, NBC News,
Reuters, and Bloomberg News.
When Fox News originally asked about
this pattern in January, White House press secretary Jen Psaki
responded: "In an effort to make sure we are rotating through reporters
in the pool, the president took questions from wire reporters, one print
outlet and a few network correspondents today and will look forward to
taking additional questions again soon."
President Joe Biden speaks during the first formal press
conference of his presidency in the East Room of the White House in
Washington, D.C. on Thursday, March 25, 2021. (Photo by Oliver
Contreras/Sipa USA)
(Reuters)
This began what many people viewed as evidence that Biden is not actually in charge
of when or where he can take questions from the press. He has
frequently garnered criticism from journalists on both political parties
for ignoring questions and refusing to respond to ongoing issues.
Biden has also shown a habit of avoiding press conferences in the past or snapping at journalists who ask unfavorable questions.
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