Biden took eight questions from six reporters. That, though, was not a formal press conference - it took place at the end of remarks about an executive order the president signed on manufacturing - and, due to its indoor setting during the coronavirus pandemic, included a restricted number of reporters.
But that was more of an anomaly: Many others held them within a handful of days or a few weeks of taking office, according to an analysis of documents in a database maintained by the American Presidency Project at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Bush, who waited 33 days before hosting a formal, solo press conference. The previous record was set by President George W. The contrast with former President Donald Trump has been especially striking, especially given Biden's repeated promises to Americans that he'd always be "straight" and "transparent." The tough exchanges in such a setting can reveal much more to Americans about a president's thinking and test his explanations, as opposed to what so far have been Biden's brief answers - often one-liner quips - in the tightly-controlled and often-scripted events the White House has arranged to date. Halfway into his first 100 days, President Joe Biden has yet to hold a formal, solo news conference, raising questions about accountability with the White House under increasing pressure to explain why.Įven as the nation deals with multiple crises - a deadly pandemic and the devastating economic fallout - Biden has gone longer without facing extended questions from reporters than any of his 15 predecessors over the past 100 years.
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