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White House Tries Defending Biden's Hidin', Fails Miserably

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There is no doubt about it:  The White House isn’t too keen on Joe Biden taking questions from the press, and they barely seem to mind that anyone knows this.

Biden himself has intimated as much, often telling reporters that he’d be “in trouble” if he were to remain at the podium after a speaking engagement to take their questions.  This begs the question:  Who exactly does the leader of the free world report to on these matters, and is that any sort of situation for a US President to be in.

One White House press corps member attempted to get to the bottom of the issue this week, but was met with a paltry excuse from the administration.

White House reporter Brian Karem, who became known during the Trump administration for his aggressive style when asking questions, asked to have the same opportunity with Biden.

“I’m sure there have been dozens who would humbly request that the president of the United States not only do a town hall, but show up, either in this room or in the East Room, to appear before the full press for a robust round of questions that will no doubt benefit the American public,” Karem told White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.

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Biden is appearing at a “town hall” event on CNN Thursday evening.

Their response was less than optimal.

Jean-Pierre interjected and claimed Biden “takes questions all the time,” adding that it is a “large press corps.”

And so, it appears, our President will continue to shirk his duty to speak openly, further damaging the noble purpose of the freedom of the press.

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As a lifelong advocate for the dream promised us in the Constitution, Andrew West has spent his years authoring lush prose editorial dirges regarding America's fall from grace and her path back to prosperity. When West isn't railing against the offensive whims of the mainstream media or the ideological cruelty that is so rampant in the US, he spends his time seeking adventurous new food and fermented beverages, with the occasional round of golf peppered in.




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