WH Embarrasingly Boots the Press So They Can’t Hear Biden Answering Questions – Opinion

Joe Biden’s communication with the American public and today was not one of his best days. He is not a happy man any day. But first, he blew off federal responsibility on COVID, saying there was “no federal solution” — that the answer was with the states. It was the exact opposite of his campaign, where he claimed he had an action plan to end COVID. However, this did not change when he became president. He was then asked about why he didn’t accept a October plan by health professionals to make 732 million COVID testing kits available and be ready for Americans to use during the holiday season. Biden said that they had never rejected his plan, despite the fact that it was clear that he did.

But Biden’s team decided they wanted to go for the trifecta of bad moves today.

Biden had a virtual meeting with the nation’s governors regarding COVID broadcast from his fake-set White House that they have in the Eisenhower Office Building. It was during this meeting that he claimed there was no “federal solution.”

BIDEN, TODAY: “There is no federal solution” to COVID.

BIDEN, 2020: “I’m going to shut down the virus.” pic.twitter.com/3d1RaHRcyX

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) December 27, 2021

“If you need something say something,” Biden said to governors. “Seeing how tough it was for some folks to get a test this weekend shows that we have more work to do.”

But at the end of Biden’s remarks in the meeting, Biden indicated that he was going to take questions from the governors and he turned to his White House COVID coordinator, Jeff Zients. “I understand you guys may have some questions. Jeff?” Realizing what a minefield that was likely to be for Biden, it appeared that someone made the decision that was a bad thing to do with the press pool still there, so they decided to boot out the press before Biden took questions. “I think we’re going to clear the press first,” Zients responded to Biden after a long pause.

WH Covid coordinator Jeff Zients boots press pool before we could hear Biden take questions from governors on Covid…

Biden: I understand that you may have questions. Jeff?”

Zients: “Good.”

*Long pause*

Zients: Zients believes we will clear the media first pic.twitter.com/uwZ6xEmS4H

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) December 27, 2021

Then, the press just leaves without complaint, seemingly not at all concerned that they’re missing out on what could be some significant questions. The liberal media has completely abdicated the one job they’re supposed to have — holding power accountable — in the name of the job they in effect serve — being operatives for the Democratic Party. Biden could ask a few questions. That doesn’t make a lot of sense. However, mandating never made much sense. It was possible to see one governor asking this question. So they can’t have the press hear something like that.

It is all part of the effort to keep Biden from answering any troubling questions, and to stop media reporting on inevitable gaffes. Biden keeps indicating his team doesn’t want him answering questions. Here he is last week saying he was “not supposed to” be answering questions.

WATCH: Joe Biden confesses that his staff won’t allow him to take questions from reporters. pic.twitter.com/yMINdpzTtX

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) December 21, 2021

He is being told what to do by whom? Who told him to stop using the press today? The dissolute “Emperor” has no clothes and his people can’t let the public see that any more than they have to. This is a vast improvement from the time President Donald Trump asked all sorts of questions.

This is likely to be one of the reasons some Biden staff members want out and will leave in January. It can’t be a happy place to work when you’re always trying to cover up the deficiencies of the guy for whom you work.