Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki is insists President Joe Biden does not need to hold more press conferences.
While Biden has been criticized for holding fewer press conferences than most modern presidents, Psaki dismissed the idea that he should hold more during an appearance on ABC’s “The View.”
“The benefit of the media environment right now — there’s a lot of challenges, but I’m going to start with the optimistic side — is that there are so many choices,” she said.
The former press secretary noted White House staffers have to show respect to freedom of the press, but added, “You’re also really just trying to communicate with the American people.”
She continued, “My view is he should come on ‘The View’ before he does a press conference.”
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MSNBC's Biden flack, Jen Psaki scoffs at the idea Biden should do more press conferences.
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She argues he should do more interviews with friendly media like The View, which would give him a tongue bath.
Sara Haines suggests nothing important comes from press conferences. pic.twitter.com/UVNib7BoIk
Psaki went on:
“I think press conferences are important, but I also think him doing Howard Stern, that’s an interview that reached a broader audience of people. Him talking to the guys from SmartLess, which is a great podcast, so if you’re in the White House, you’re not thinking about, am I checking the box on doing the most interviews. You’re thinking about, am I doing the most I can to communicate my message to the American people. That’s who I represent.”
Finally, Psaki said, “So I would say more Howard Stern, come on ‘The View,’ you know, more SmartLess conversations where you’re having conversations about policy, but they’re real ones that people have in their kitchens.”
