{"id":1161925,"date":"2021-12-27T17:04:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T22:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1161925"},"modified":"2021-12-27T17:04:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T22:04:43","slug":"were-going-to-clear-the-press-first-white-house-official-boots-reporters-before-allowing-biden-to-take-questions-from-governors-on-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/were-going-to-clear-the-press-first-white-house-official-boots-reporters-before-allowing-biden-to-take-questions-from-governors-on-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We\u2019re Going To Clear The Press First\u2019: White House Official Boots Reporters Before Allowing Biden To Take Questions From Governors On COVID"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">44<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwere-going-to-clear-the-press-first-white-house-official-boots-reporters-before-allowing-biden-to-take-questions-from-governors-on-covid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1161925&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>White House COVID coordinator Jeff Zients kicked reporters out of the room Monday before allowing President Joe Biden to take questions from state governors on a call to discuss the federal government\u2019s strategy to handle the latest COVID surge.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WH Covid coordinator Jeff Zients boots press pool before we could hear Biden take questions from governors on Covid\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Biden: \u201cI understand you guys may have some questions. Jeff?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zients: \u201cGood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>*Long pause*<\/p>\n<p>Zients: \u201cI think we\u2019re going to clear the press first.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uwZ6xEmS4H\">pic.twitter.com\/uwZ6xEmS4H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1475509759075885061?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to thank the governors for their partnership, I mean that sincerely,\u201d Biden said as he wrapped up the call. \u201cAnd with that, I\u2019m going to turn it back over to Jeff and I understand you guys may have some questions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden then turned and looked at Zients, who was off-camera, and prompted, \u201cJeff?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood,\u201d Zients replied, pausing for several seconds before adding, \u201cI think we\u2019re going to \u2026 clear the press first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Awash in complaints from members of the White House press corps about the administration\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-biden-does-not-take-questions-while-hundreds-of-americans-remain-in-afghanistan\/\">apparent reluctance<\/a> to allow President Biden to take direct questions, press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/psaki-on-biden-ignoring-reporters-questions-not-always-on-point-not-what-he-wants-to-talk-about\/\">Jen Psaki<\/a> has been forced to play defense on the subject \u2014 and has claimed numerous times that Biden does <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/jen-psaki-discusses-role-in-new-interview-says-team-tells-biden-not-to-take-questions\/\">take questions<\/a> all the time.<\/p>\n<p>Just weeks into Biden\u2019s presidency, Psaki faced questions about why he had not yet taken a formal press conference. She replied that Biden \u201ctakes questions several times a week\u201d and planned to schedule a press conference soon.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Asked why Pres. Biden hasn\u2019t given a press conference yet, White House press sec. Jen Psaki says he \u201ctakes questions several times a week,\u201d and that a press conference will be scheduled \u201cbefore the end of the month.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8XnvAX6DPE\">https:\/\/t.co\/8XnvAX6DPE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uNqeGFTrq3\">pic.twitter.com\/uNqeGFTrq3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/1367901277598932994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Psaki gave the same answer to CNN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/brian-stelter-the-reason-americans-think-biden-is-failing-is-because-fox-news-told-them-so\/\">Brian Stelter<\/a> three months later when he asked why Biden hadn\u2019t held more than one formal press conference. \u201cHe takes questions several times a week,\u201d she said. She also claimed during that interview that Biden had taken questions from the press on 77 of his first 100 days in office.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When asked by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianstelter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@brianstelter<\/a> why President Biden hasn\u2019t held more than one formal press conference, White House Press Sec. Jen Psaki says \u201che takes questions several times a week.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bttmLjiHOk\">https:\/\/t.co\/bttmLjiHOk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2ODlTR7WI8\">pic.twitter.com\/2ODlTR7WI8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Reliable Sources (@ReliableSources) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReliableSources\/status\/1401566463513837571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In September, during a meeting with Britain\u2019s Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/psaki-blames-prime-minister-boris-johnson-for-biden-refusing-to-take-questions-in-oval-office\/\">Boris Johnson<\/a>, Johnson took several questions from the press \u2014 but as soon as a question was directed at Biden, White House staffers cleared the room. The White House later claimed that Johnson had not been expected to take questions. The press pool filed a formal complaint, requesting a press conference with the president. Psaki responded by saying that Biden took questions \u201cseveral times a week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The WH pool filed a complaint as a result of this and asked Psaki for a formal press conference with Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Psaki said that Biden takes questions several times a week. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1XJ4089WIC\">pic.twitter.com\/1XJ4089WIC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The First (@TheFirstonTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheFirstonTV\/status\/1440459247238615049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Psaki repeated the claim in a Zoom call with Politico, saying, \u201cI think the important thing for people to understand, Anita, is that at a press conference you take ten, maybe fifteen questions. He probably takes, I mean, I\u2019d have to look at it, but \u2014 20-30 questions a week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jen Psaki claims Biden takes \u201c20-30 questions a week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Biden took seven. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZNAHV56OvA\">pic.twitter.com\/ZNAHV56OvA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1461186011132837891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Psaki made the claim again just before Christmas, telling reporters that Biden took questions \u201cmultiple times a week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jen Psaki claims President Biden takes questions from the press multiple times a week\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Ummm, in what universe?<\/p>\n<p>Watch the full video:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BFgTvRgrbw\">https:\/\/t.co\/BFgTvRgrbw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FH8WBZ89Fz\">pic.twitter.com\/FH8WBZ89Fz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TheBlaze (@theblaze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theblaze\/status\/1473383624829505537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House COVID coordinator Jeff Zients kicked reporters out of the room Monday before allowing President Joe Biden to take questions from state governors on a call to discuss the federal government\u2019s strategy to handle the latest COVID surge. 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