The White House press was taken by surprise today when President Biden, before taking no questions and kicking all of them out of the room, said he was having a “major press conference” this afternoon:
Biden to the press: "I'm doing a major press conference this afternoon, so I love you all, but I'd like to ask you to leave."
CNN's John King: "This is news to us" pic.twitter.com/4OYOK9Xszx
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) May 5, 2023
A “major press conference”?
President Biden says he will be doing "a major press conference this afternoon"
There is no press conference scheduled – although Biden is set to interview with MSNBC tonight.
Working to figure out what that's all about…
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) May 5, 2023
Update: the President's schedule has not changed.
Narrator: "There would not be, in fact, a major press conference…" https://t.co/0fSf6WUzzG
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) May 5, 2023
Biden was apparently referring to a softball interview with MSNBC as a “major press conference”:
Tonight: pic.twitter.com/Hh58w6Er9j
— Lauren Peikoff (@laurenpeikoff) May 5, 2023
Now, you might be saying, “wow, Biden’s doing an interview after 10 p.m. he must have a lot of energy,” but that’s not what’s going to happen:
The interview for MSDNC is being recorded in the afternoon. He is erroneously calling it a press "conference".
— Pete Finnegan (@Pete_Finnegan) May 5, 2023
How do you confuse a pre-taped softball one on one interview, with a "major press conference", taking questions from multiple reporters, where he promises to answer all their questions? https://t.co/KRTqTJ3liT
— sarainitaly 🌷🐰🐥 (@sarainitaly) May 5, 2023
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Next Biden will do a pre-recorded interview where MSNBC will dutifully edit out any potential embarrassing moments and the White House will claim the president knocked another one out of the park.
Deeply worrisome: Joe Biden doesn’t know the difference between a “major” press conference and an interview on MSNBC. https://t.co/qQKSeKFuEL
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) May 5, 2023
He looked just a bit confused, and maybe even more than usual.
Has to be pre taped. He goes to bed by 7
— A. C. Miller (@see081480) May 5, 2023
Turns out Biden was just confused and is not, in fact, holding his first solo press conference in five months and 21 days https://t.co/eSi9h5fR5d
— Jake Schneider (@jacobkschneider) May 5, 2023
This is fine! All is well!
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