The White House has announced that Joe Biden will give his first press conference on March 25.

United States President Joe Biden He will hold his first press conference since taking office on January 20 on March 25. This was reported on Tuesday by White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki in a statement in which she clarified that it will be after noon.

Biden broke a precedent by waiting so long before offering the press the opportunity to ask him questions, But the White House says it regularly answers specific questions informally at other events. This reluctance is drawing growing criticism from all political sectors, of the press policies of his predecessors, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Barack Obama, of whom Biden was vice-president.

The newspaper The Washington Post He pointed out over the weekend that at this point in his tenure, Trump had already offered five press conferences and Obama had two. For the conservative chain Fox news his lack of opportunity for the press to ask questions is a constant headline.

Biden responds to specific requests during his daily events. On Tuesday, he answered two questions from reporters before leaving the White House for Pennsylvania for his tour of promote the US $ 1.9 trillion economic stimulus package approved by Congress. “This is where his focus, time and energy were focused,” Psaki said during a briefing.

The White House also argues that while Trump has spoken to the press and posted tweets around the clock, Biden has taken a more traditional approach in which his press office conducts exchanges.

Biden’s chief of staff Ron Klain recently scoffed at the mini-controversy, retweeting a satirical conversation between a husband and wife discussing how they received stimulus money, vaccines and drugs. good news regarding the reopening of schools. “But I can’t help but think Biden isn’t giving enough press conferences,” the woman concludes.

Currently, the president is immersed in a tour of various parts of the country to explain and promote the $ 1.9 trillion stimulus package, promoted by himself, to mitigate the effects on the economy of the health crisis.

With information from AFP

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