By JOHN KANELIS / johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com
Well now, that wasn’t so bad.
President Biden held the first news conference of his presidency and it turned out to be, oh, pretty normal as far as these events go.
There was no berating of reporters — even though one of them kind of ventured way ahead of herself; more on that in a minute. There was some good-natured jabs, but all told the president answered the questions fairly, squarely and truthfully.
Biden holds 1st formal news conference, faces questions on pandemic, migrant surge (msn.com)
Kaitlin Collins of CNN, though, seemed to get ahead of the curve when she asked Biden if he intends to run for re-election in 2024. Biden, whose life experience has taught him grim lessons about fate, declined to say categorically that he will, although he did say he is planning on a re-election campaign.
Then she asked Biden if Vice President Kamala Harris would run with him, which seemed to be a seriously wasted moment. President Biden said Harris has been a valued partner and suggested clearly that she will be on the ticket with him if he decides to seek a second term.
Oh, and then Collins asked if he expected to run against Donald J. Trump. To which Biden laughed.
All in all, a solid effort. The president appears to be on top of matters and indicated that his years as a U.S. senator and as vice president will serve him well as he seeks to navigate his way through the legislative process.
We all will need to watch as the Biden presidency plays out.
It was a joke! He could only READ answers which tells us the questions were screened. Only called on reports that were “safe”. He stumbled several times looking through his notebook for answers. It’s his policies and he needs a notebook???!!! He should be embarrassed!
One great thing about this presidential press conference is that it was like old times. Questions were asked, thoughtful answers were given and respect was shown. A clinic was given.