Biden still hiden'

As a presidential candidate, President Biden campaigned on being “transparent” with the press, hoping to restore civility between the White House and the media following years of hostility during the Trump era. But in the second year of his presidency, his availability to the press has only further dissipated.

In 2022, President Biden has granted only seven one-on-one interviews to journalists. His first was the pre-Super Bowl sit-down with NBC’s Lester Holt in early February. He waited until June, over four months, to do an off-camera interview with the Associated Press.

The following month, Biden sat down with Israeli anchor Yonit Levi of Channel 12. He then waited until September before doing an interview with CBS News’ Scott Pelley that aired on “60 Minutes.”