She said Monday that “the president has done about 40 Q&As since he took office.”
But those exchanges are often devoid of any meaningful back-and-forth, and typically last just seconds.
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The president sometimes responds to one or two short questions — if that — while White House staff members yell, “Thank you!” and “Let’s go!” as they usher the journalists out.
“I’m sorry, can’t hear him,” Biden said on Thursday as his aides screamed over a reporter and pushed the press out of the room. The president did not answer the question.
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