Photo Captures Biden’s Stunning Cheat Sheet During Press Conference
President Joe Biden has held fewer press conferences than any occupant of the White House since Ronald Reagan. When he does take questions, he usually appears to call on reporters from a pre-made list. On Wednesday…
President Joe Biden has held fewer press conferences than any occupant of the White House since Ronald Reagan.
When he does take questions, he usually appears to call on reporters from a pre-made list.
On Wednesday, Biden held a press conference with South Korean Yoon Suk Yeol. A photographer captured a picture of a card with the list of reporters he was supposed to call on. It revealed a stunning detail: a summary of the reporters’ questions.
The first reporter the card told Biden to call on was Courtney Subramanian of The Los Angeles Times.
A picture of the card revealed text that read “Question #1,” indicating Subramanian was to go first. Beneath information about the outlet she worked for and the pronunciation of her name was a text that read, “How are YOU squaring YOUR domestic priorities — like reshoring semiconductors manufacturing — with alliance-based foreign policy.”
Apparently, the White House believes it needs to emphasize when something is directed to Biden. Last year, a similar picture revealed very clear directions for the president at an event. One portion read, “YOU will deliver opening remarks (5 minutes), then introduce President von der Leyen.” And any direction for him was written with “you” capitalized.
Townhall, a conservative outlet, spliced a video of Subramanian asking her question on Wednesday with the picture of the cheat sheet.
While the card did not have a word-for-word dictation of her question, she asked if pushing to increase domestic semiconductor production is damaging an important ally to “help your domestic politics ahead of the election.”