As Twitchy reported earlier, Joe Biden held a press conference Monday and took about 12 questions from reporters who were lined up in a predetermined order. As Joe Concha reports, four of the first five questions were about President Trump:
First 5 questions for Biden, 4 focused on Trump. Non-Trump question was about an executive order relieving student debt. Biden occasionally looked at notes during some answers. Reporters stepped up to a microphone in a pre-determined order, they weren’t randomly called upon.
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) November 16, 2020
One question that wasn’t asked: What, exactly, is the Office of the President-Elect which Biden advertises on his podium and backdrop?
In Wilmington, Delaware, @JoeBiden to make remarks soon at an "Office of the President Elect" lectern and matching backdrop. pic.twitter.com/j2kTj7xYsO
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) November 16, 2020
The “Office of the President-Elect” branding is next level propaganda that no previous administration has ever had to use to convince people that they are indeed a President Elect.
— Blair Brandt (@BlairBrandt) November 15, 2020
"Office of the President Elect" pic.twitter.com/Mre4cJINZp
— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) November 16, 2020
What is the "Office of President Elect"? I thought there is a law against pretending to be a federal government entity?
— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) November 16, 2020
Didn’t become a thing until 2008, when, you know…
— Mark Brown (@markbrown1164) November 16, 2020
There is no such thing as. the Office of The President Elect. Especially if you’re not officially certified by the Electoral College. pic.twitter.com/wUXcLS7lnA
— Willie Colón (@williecolon) November 16, 2020
What is the “Office of the President Elect?”
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 11, 2020
That’s about as made up as “assistant to the regional manager”.
— Taliator (@TMV_WhiteHart) November 16, 2020
So, am I the assistant manager or the assistant to the manager.
– Dwight Schrut
— Florince (@Florince_) November 16, 2020
Assistant to the regional manager
— Bret Heiser, D.C. (@bretyjoeDC) November 16, 2020
Wasn't Obama the first to do this, complete with a seal of "office"?
— Laura Finsten, Gone for a long walk (@LFinsten) November 16, 2020
Barack Obama did it, and then Donald Trump did it too — even though Democrats still consider his presidency illegitimate. Twitter hadn’t invented its disinformation warning yet or we would have seen it in 2012.
Biden continually refers to calls he’s having with world leaders. Readouts of these calls are not being released to the press. With a few exceptions, press largely shrugs.
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) November 16, 2020
Yes, the press has already suggested that Biden hasn’t been the most available person to the media.
Biden took about 12 questions from reporters today. Not one was about the violence against Trump supporters in the streets of DC. No one asked him to condemn it. If Biden supporters were attacked, the only questions to Trump would be about violence, demanding that he condemn it.
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) November 16, 2020
And then immediately after he condemned it, Trump would be asked why he hadn't condemned it. Every day for the next four or so years. https://t.co/4Q2ilHCArs
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) November 17, 2020
Related:
Joe Biden holds press conference, offers Thanksgiving warning, has softball game with reporters https://t.co/5ejzWPa82l
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 16, 2020
