WH Press Corps Explodes At KJP On Biden's 'Photo-Ops,' 'No Press Conferences' At Delaware Summit

Posted • September 22, 2024: I can't believe I'm writing this, but I agree on something with a member of the legacy media. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe, whom many readers will recognize as a longtime scribe at the Washington Post, unleashed righteous anger at White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who was trying her darndest to dole out the usual pablum during Friday's afternoon press briefing. The hubbub happened over President Joe Biden's imminent, weekend summit with three world leaders. The reporters apparently connected the dots from what KJP said, that the Quad [Australia, the U.S., Japan, and India] Leaders' Summit would feature no press conferences on the official schedule. What was on the agenda? Biden hanging out with the world leaders at his old high school in Claymont (Wilmington), Delaware, for a group speech, and then hosting a dinner.

The WH's headache began when one of the reporters (it's unclear who, as his voice is only heard off-camera) pressed KJP about the severe lack of media availability. Since Joe Biden was forced out of the race by his own party, we’ve barely seen or heard from the 46th President. One WH reporter seems to have had enough. “These are photo-ops. Not press conferences!” (…)

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