{"id":2269572,"date":"2024-06-17T12:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T16:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-correspondents-association-hits-back-at-biden-after-he-gets-testy-with-reporter-in-europe\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T12:55:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T16:55:22","slug":"white-house-correspondents-association-hits-back-at-biden-after-he-gets-testy-with-reporter-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-correspondents-association-hits-back-at-biden-after-he-gets-testy-with-reporter-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Correspondents&#8217; Association Responds to Biden&#8217;s Confrontation with Reporter in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fwhite-house-correspondents-association-hits-back-at-biden-after-he-gets-testy-with-reporter-in-europe%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=2269572&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>The \u2063article highlights escalating concerns \u200babout President Joe Biden&#8217;s age and mental fitness as \u2062the November general election approaches. It discusses how, amid these \u200cconcerns, prominent Biden \u2062supporters including First Lady Jill Biden have \u2063criticized Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee,\u200b calling him old and absent-minded, although the\u2064 focus remains on\u200c Biden\u2019s faculties.\u200d The\u200b article also describes an\u2064 incident at\u2064 the G-7 Summit in Italy \u2062where President Biden appeared unable to handle a \u200cquestion from a Bloomberg\u200c reporter \u2064which \u200bwas not on his prepared\u2062 list, leading to a terse exchange. This\u2064 episode drew criticism \u2064from the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association, which emphasized the need for reporters \u2062to have the freedom to ask varied questions without restrictions. The overarching theme \u200bsuggests frustrations over President Biden&#8217;s perceived avoidance of live \u200dinteractions with the press \u200band\u2063 a \u200bbroader\u200c discourse on his\u2064 capability to \u200bhandle the presidency effectively \u200bas the election\u2064 draws near. The article is framed with a call from The Western Journal to \u200ctheir audience \u200cto support their editorial mission \u2062against mainstream media \u200band perceived elite biases.  <\/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\/bchai\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/bchai\/%20\"><span>Bryan Chai<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 17, 2024 at 7:05am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>As the calendar hurtles toward the November general election, questions about President Joe Biden\u2019s age and mental acuity are only going to heat up.<\/p>\n<p>Given that, it should come as little surprise that key Biden figures, like first lady Jill, have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jill-biden-says-trump-cant-put-sentence-together-live-view-clearly-hasnt-met-husband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on the offensive<\/a> lately, pointing the finger at presumptive GOP presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, and calling <em>him <\/em>old and absent-minded.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jill Biden, Ed.D.: \u201cJoe isn\u2019t one of the most effective presidents of our lives in spite of his age, but because of it!\u201d \ud83e\udd74<\/p>\n<p>NARRATOR: It\u2019s not about age \u2014 it\u2019s about cognitive decline. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ltZWBV9bvj\">pic.twitter.com\/ltZWBV9bvj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1801603303605756190?\">June 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The problem for Team Biden is that even if you were to concede that Trump was just as doddering and feeble as Biden (he\u2019s clearly not, but let\u2019s allow it for this), it still doesn\u2019t explain away the actual doddering and feebleness from the incumbent president.<\/p>\n<p>The good news for the Biden administration is that Joe could easily quash those criticisms with a strong and decisive live Q&#038;A sessions with reporters.<\/p>\n<p>The bad news for the Biden administration is that the good news requires Joe to speak to actual human beings \u2014 and that usually doesn\u2019t go very well.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, a recent Biden interaction with a reporter in Europe went so poorly that the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association actually had to snap back at the president.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking jointly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the G-7 Summit in Italy about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-publicly-apologizes-zelenskyy-announces-225-million-additional-ukraine-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the additional aid<\/a> being provided to Ukraine, Biden seemed disturbed when Bloomberg reporter Josh Wingrove asked him an off-topic question, bringing up the situation in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The Media Research Center captured the moment, which you can watch below:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Journalist asks a question that\u2019s not on Biden\u2019s queue card.<\/p>\n<p>Biden: I wish you guys would play by the rules a little bit <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZsvI3S9RQA\">pic.twitter.com\/ZsvI3S9RQA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Media Research Center (@theMRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theMRC\/status\/1801331599079854092?\">June 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cDo you believe [Hamas terrorists] are trying to work towards a [ceasefire] deal, or is this response working against the deal?\u201d Wingrove asked. \u201cAnd what is your message to allies, including those here at the G-7 about what more, if anything, the U.S. can do to drive towards a peace agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a tough, but certainly fair and pertinent question, particularly given the global flavorings of the G-7 Summit.<\/p>\n<p>A sharper president could\u2019ve had a verbal joust with Wingrave, but the actual president could muster no such feat. Instead, Biden came off looking like what he is being increasingly accused of being: A cranky grandpa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish you guys would play by the rules a little bit,\u201d Biden barely mumbled out. \u201cI\u2019m here to talk about a critical situation in Ukraine. You\u2019re asking another subject.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll be happy to answer in detail later, but the bottom line is that we made an agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s little retort drew a swift response from the WHCA, which did not appreciate the implication that the reporters had to color within the lines.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our WHCA statement following the president\u2019s press conference in Italy today. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hBprZu48YV\">pic.twitter.com\/hBprZu48YV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kelly O\u2019Donnell (@KellyO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KellyO\/status\/1801359185868714279?\">June 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>NBC News reporter and WHCA President Kelly O\u2019Donnell wrote: \u201cThe White House Correspondents\u2019 Association believes it is in the public interest to make clear that at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-doesnt-know-what-youre-talking-about\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Doesn\u2019t Know What You\u2019re Talking About\">presidential press conference<\/a>, at home or abroad, there are no preconditions regarding question topics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the White House does determine the number of reporters the president will recognize, it is up to professional journalists to decide what to ask.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny leader may prefer that reporters ask only one question or ask only about a topic that is of most interest to the president or another world leader, but a free press functions independently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The most telling jab came at the very end, with a thinly-veiled reference to the fact that Biden is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-white-house-staffer-starts-yelling-desperate-attempt-stop-press-asking-biden-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">notoriously averse<\/a> to answering live questions from reporters: \u201cWHCA would welcome more opportunities to pose a range of questions to the president in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-stream-cuts-after-biden-asks-to-take-questions-video-goes-viral\/\" title=\"White House Stream Cuts After Biden Asks To Take Questions, Video Goes Viral\">press conference setting<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wouldn\u2019t we all, WHCA? 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As Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Will you support The Western Journal today and <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>become a member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>A Western Journal <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Membership<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  costs less than one coffee and breakfast sandwich each month, and it gets you access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium articles. You\u2019ll experience a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/making-a-dent-liability-fears-are-driving-providers-to-drop-gender-affirming-care-for-kids-even-where-its-legal\/\" title=\"Liability fears force providers to abandon 'Gender-Affirming Care' for kids, despite legality.\">radically reduced number<\/a> of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>This is the time. America will live or die based on what happens this year. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to get the real truth out and to fight the elites, Big Tech, and the people who want America to fail. 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-44778\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/bchai\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44778\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44778\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44778\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44778\" 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>Bryan Chai has written news and sports for The Western Journal for more than five years and has produced more than 1,300 stories. He specializes in the NBA and NFL as well as politics.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Bryan Chai has written news and sports for The Western Journal for more than five years and has produced more than 1,300 stories. He specializes in the NBA and NFL as well as politics. He graduated with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona. He is an avid fan of sports, video games, politics and debate. <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Hawaii <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  Class of 2010 University of Arizona. BEAR DOWN. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  Phoenix, Arizona <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English, Korean <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Sports, Entertainment, Science\/Tech <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the November general election approaches, scrutiny of President Joe Biden&#8217;s age and mental sharpness intensifies. 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