{"id":2239158,"date":"2024-05-07T13:04:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T17:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ex-biden-spox-jen-psaki-explains-why-president-should-avoid-press-conferences\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T13:07:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T17:07:41","slug":"watch-ex-biden-spox-jen-psaki-explains-why-president-should-avoid-press-conferences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ex-biden-spox-jen-psaki-explains-why-president-should-avoid-press-conferences\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Former Biden Spokesperson Jen Psaki on Why President Should Skip Press Conferences"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fwatch-ex-biden-spox-jen-psaki-explains-why-president-should-avoid-press-conferences%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=2239158&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>In a commentary by Allison Anton on\u2064 May 7,\u200d 2024, concerns arise about President \u2063Biden&#8217;s avoidance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-uses-late-night-comedy-interview-to-lecture-israel-on-hamas-war\/\" title=\"Biden's Late-Night Comedy Interview Turns Into Lecture on Israel-Hamas Conflict\">traditional press conferences<\/a> in favor\u200c of softer \u2062interviews. The \u200ccommentary questions whether this strategy effectively communicates\u200d with the American people. Psaki&#8217;s endorsement of this approach is highlighted, raising discussions \u2063on the\u200b President&#8217;s media accessibility and communication strategies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/%20\"><span>Allison Anton<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 7, 2024 at 9:07am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>By now, most have discerned that Joe Biden\u2019s handlers have been absolutely terrified to let the confused octogenarian loose in front of a stable of reporters.<\/p>\n<p>How else would the American people view the lack of news conferences the president has given, while preferring easy interviews on friendly talk shows and podcasts?<\/p>\n<p>Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki, however, now an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jen-psaki-blasted-john-kerry-msnbc-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSNBC host<\/a>, had a different perspective on this lack of candor from the senior citizen in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on that last bastion of hard-hitting journalism, ABC\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-view-co-host-slams-police-response-anti-israel-protests-says-anti-war-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The View<\/a>,\u201d Psaki declared that it was actually better for Biden \u2014 and the American people, of course \u2014 if he appears on these popular programs rather than face the possibility of a grilling on actual issues, like the disaster he\u2019s unleashed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-finally-take-executive-action-border-repeatedly-claiming-nothing-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">southern border<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The video is below:<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fmr. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki On Balancing Motherhood, Her Political Career | The View\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bUsblt17oms?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The segment began with host Alyssa Farrah Griffin asking about Biden\u2019s limited news conferences.<\/p>\n<p>In an April 2023 article, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/04\/21\/us\/politics\/biden-public-appearances-media.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> reported that Biden had averaged 10 news conferences per year his first two years, while Donald Trump had averaged 19.5 in the same time, and Barack Obama 23.<\/p>\n<p>As for interviews, Biden had only given 54 at the time of the Times report (including softball celebrity interviews where he talked about ice cream), compared to Trump\u2019s 202 and Obama\u2019s 275.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Is Joe Biden afraid of the press?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-jen-psaki-joy-reid-rachel-maddow-claim-voters-racist-intent-wanting-border-crisis-fixed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psaki<\/a> claimed Biden was getting the message out to Americans anyway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the benefit of the media environment right now \u2014 there\u2019s a lot of challenges, but I\u2019m going to start with the optimistic side \u2014 is that there are so many choices,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>While she probably meant \u201cchoices to help avoid letting Biden make a fool himself,\u201d she did have one, salient point.<\/p>\n<p>As the U.K. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13389715\/Jen-Psaki-Joe-Biden-view-questions-press-conference.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a> pointed out, traditional news outlets have had less and less influence in average citizen\u2019s lives over the last 20 or so years.<\/p>\n<p>Very few people exclusively get their news from the major newspapers or news stations, so it would make sense for presidents and public figures to diversify the kinds of outlets they speak to.<\/p>\n<p>That, however, has not been the overwhelming impetus behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-becomes-distracted-bug-talking-national-emergency-rare-tv-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden\u2019s<\/a> shunning of traditional media, where he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-snaps-peter-doocy-confronts-think-always-take-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">might <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-white-house-told-gen-milley-to-pursue-russias-help-in-combatting-terrorism-in-afghanistan-after-u-s-withdrawal\/\" title=\"Report: White House Told Gen. Milley To Pursue Russia\u2019s Help In Combatting Terrorism In Afghanistan After U.S. Withdrawal\">face hard questions<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Psaki continued, \u201cWhen you\u2019re communicating from the White House, I mean, respect for freedom of speech and freedom of the press is important, but you\u2019re also really just trying to communicate with the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo my view is,\u201d she said, \u201che should come on \u2018The View\u2019 before he does a press conference,\u201d which elicited thunderous applause from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/view-audience-gleeful-idea-trump-jailed-whoopi-reminds-cold-hard-fact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clapping seals<\/a> in the audience.<\/p>\n<p>She even cited Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/politics\/no-evidence-biden-mocked-for-stretching-the-truth-on-shock-jock-howard-sterns-show\/ar-AA1nLWNq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">widely mocked interview<\/a> with former shock-jock Howard Stern and his appearance with Obama and former President Bill Clinton on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/biden-says-message-difficult-get-out-because-disinformation-hard-to-communicate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the \u201cSmartless\u201d podcast<\/a> \u2014 hosted by American actors Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes and Canadian actor Will Arnett \u2014 as venues for Biden to reach the American people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause,\u201d\u00a0 Psaki explained, \u201cpeople want to have real conversations about issues that are happening. I think press conferences are important, but I also think him doing Howard Stern, that\u2019s an interview that reached a broader audience of people. Him talking to the guys from \u2018Smartless,\u2019 which is a great podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, if you\u2019re in the White House, you\u2019re not thinking about, \u2018Am I checking the box on doing the most interviews?\u2019 You\u2019re thinking about, \u2018Am I doing the most I can to communicate my message to the American people, that\u2019s who I represent?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo,\u201d Psaki concluded, \u201cmore Howard Stern, come on \u2018The View,\u2019 you know, more \u2018Smartless\u2019 conversations, where you\u2019re having conversations about policy, but they\u2019re real ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Was that what those interviews were?<\/p>\n<p>Because, from most Americans\u2019 perspectives, those interviews were filled with softball questions from celebrity hosts designed to avoid the tough issues and prevent Biden from embarrassing himself.<\/p>\n<p>Not that Psaki or any of Biden\u2019s current handlers would admit that, of course.<\/p>\n<p>But, considering the disaster of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-peter-doocy-elderly-biden-rattled-asking-point-blank-poor-memory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden\u2019s news conference<\/a> following the release of special counsel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/5-damning-joe-biden-quotes-hur-interview-not-senility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert Hur\u2019s<\/a> report on Biden\u2019s years of mishandling classified documents, it would not be an unreasonable conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>And that was when Biden was mostly coherent.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the time, between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-goes-viral-looking-half-asleep-mumbling-brutal-oval-office-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden\u2019s poor diction<\/a> and poorer memory, one can barely make out three words the man has tried to say.<\/p>\n<p>One might wonder whether Psaki or anyone else in the establishment would cover for Trump the same way if he were to dodge the establishment media the way Biden has.<\/p>\n<p>If anything, they would eviscerate him, using that fact against him to bolster their \u201cthreat to democracy\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vivek-ramaswamy-tells-fear-mongering-cnn-pundit-just-shut-f\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fear-mongering<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump might not be a perfect candidate, but he had no issue making himself and his reasoning accessible to the American people during his presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The choice in November should, hopefully, be crystal clear now: Do Americans want the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/symptom-dementia-biden-gets-mad-question-grabs-reporter-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dementia-riddled<\/a> senior citizen who can barely remember his own name, or the former president with a clear track record of making life demonstrably better for the American people?<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45810\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45810\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45810\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45810\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Allison Anton dabbles in fiction, as well as commenting on depressing modern trends and media. She calls the metro Atlanta area home, and when she\u2019s not writing, she\u2019s creating a loving home for her amazing husband.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a commentary by Allison Anton on May 7, 2024, at 9:07 am, it&#8217;s evident that Joe Biden&#8217;s team is apprehensive about his interactions with reporters. 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