Earlier today we told you about a new AP/NORC poll that suggests it’s getting increasingly difficult to find anyone who doesn’t think President Biden and his administration aren’t a complete disaster.
“Record low”:
Biden’s Approval Rating Hits Record Low, Poll Finds https://t.co/j9xRYy55L8 pic.twitter.com/qGP8lONcLx
— Forbes (@Forbes) May 20, 2022
But Biden’s also been working on another presidential milestone, and that involves staying as far away from doing sit-down interviews with the media for as long as possible:
.@POTUS on Friday reached a milestone not seen in recent presidential history — 100 consecutive days without conducting a sit-down interview with the media. His last one-on-one was 2/10 with @LesterHoltNBC ahead of Super Bowl LVI. https://t.co/D7LTzaevN7
— Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) May 20, 2022
Biden promised to lead the most transparent administration in history, but he hasn't done an interview in 100 days and has given fewer interviews at this point in his term than any president going back to Ronald Reagan.https://t.co/EEFKv6YHzy
— Spencer Brown (@itsSpencerBrown) May 20, 2022
The milestones keep on coming:
The last time the President of the United States sat down to answer questions was February 10, when Biden did an interview with NBC’s Lester Holt. Meanwhile, Biden has not been too busy to take frequent long-weekend trips to his homes in Delaware, head to Asia and Europe, or travel around the country touting his few legislative agenda items that managed to make it through the Democrat-controlled Congress. But he won’t face questions when it comes to those pieces of legislation, the many that didn’t make it past his own party on Capitol Hill, or the growing number of crises burdening the American people.
It’s certainly not a real surprise that Biden’s staff wants him talking to the press as little as possible in unscripted Q & As.
it's so great to have a President who cares about transparency and the press! adults are back in charge, baby!!!!!!!https://t.co/CMGKFwIzKs
— Abigail Marone 🇺🇸 (@abigailmarone) May 20, 2022
And he gets away with it — because the sit-down interviewers all voted for him. https://t.co/l30j4TZ2f4
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) May 20, 2022
You know it’s bad when Biden’s staff doesn’t even want him talking much with “friendly” media.
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