{"id":2404921,"date":"2025-02-20T20:50:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T01:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-karoline-leavitt-shreds-joe-biden-with-simple-statistical-comparison-to-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T20:52:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T01:52:17","slug":"watch-karoline-leavitt-shreds-joe-biden-with-simple-statistical-comparison-to-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-karoline-leavitt-shreds-joe-biden-with-simple-statistical-comparison-to-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Karoline Leavitt Shreds Joe Biden with Simple Statistical Comparison to Trump"},"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\">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%2Fwatch-karoline-leavitt-shreds-joe-biden-with-simple-statistical-comparison-to-trump%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=2404921&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-refuses-to-denounce-antifa-despite-group-continuing-to-wreak-havoc-across-u-s\/\" title=\"... refuses to denounce Antifa despite group continuing to wreak havoc across U.S.\">recent press briefing<\/a>, White House Press\u200d Secretary Karoline Leavitt highlighted a stark contrast between\u200c the press\u2062 accessibility of\u200c President donald Trump and president Joe Biden.Leavitt\u2062 pointed \u2062out \u2064that Trump answered questions from the press frequently, including taking more than twelve\u200b times the number\u200c of \u200dquestions in his first few hours in office compared to Biden&#8217;s entire first \u200cweek. She cited data \u200cindicating that President Biden had <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">conducted fewer\u2063 press conferences<\/a> and media interviews than any of the last seven presidents \u2064at a similar point in their terms, with only 164 engagements, while\u2063 Trump had\u2064 468. This pattern reflects \u200da broader concern regarding Biden&#8217;s perceived media engagement, as reports surfaced about a significant reduction in the number of reporters with access to the White House under\u200b his management.\u2062 Deputy Chief\u2062 of Staff Stephen Miller criticized the media for not scrutinizing Biden&#8217;s level\u2062 of engagement \u200band questioned the competency of his governance. The\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rosie-odonnell-makes-shockingly-good-family-decision-bleeding-that-heart-libs-will-hate\/\" title=\"Rosie O&#039;Donnell Makes Shockingly Good Family Decision Bleeding That Heart Libs Will Hate\">discussion raises \u2062questions<\/a> about media transparency and the relationship \u2064between the White House and journalists.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt provided a powerful statistic to reporters at her Thursday briefing, contrasting President Donald Trump&rsquo;s accessibility with former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As you all know, over the past month the president has taken questions from the press, all of you, nearly every single day, sometimes on multiple different occasions in the same day on any topic any of you wish to talk about,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-karoline-leavitt-turns-tables-mainstream-medias-constitutional-crisis-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leavitt<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump set the tone on this approach immediately when he took more than 12 times the questions in his first few hours in office as Joe Biden did in his entire first week,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Karoline Leavitt just revealed a shocking statistic.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump took more than 12 times the questions in his first few hours in office as Joe Biden did in his entire first week.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>WOW!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bViZtL9ucD\">pic.twitter.com\/bViZtL9ucD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; George (@BehizyTweets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BehizyTweets\/status\/1892638110837588142?\">February 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>One of the enduring images of Trump&rsquo;s inauguration day for his second term on Jan. 20 was him signing a myriad of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-previews-100-executive-orders-going-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executive orders<\/a> while fielding questions from reporters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Trump signs an Executive Order unleashing Alaska&rsquo;s potential as an energy reservoir for the entire nation while taking questions from the press pool.<\/p>\n<p>Incredible how open Trump is, answering questions from everyone, illustrating how amazing it is to have a real&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XnDEQPLwVg\">pic.twitter.com\/XnDEQPLwVg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gary D (@KMGGaryde) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KMGGaryde\/status\/1881513741113524487?\">January 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In July 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/04\/biden-media-interviews-press-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> reported in a story titled &ldquo;Biden&rsquo;s media evasion&rdquo; that the Democrat engaged in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hider-in-chief-biden-hit-for-being-least-accessible-president-in-modern-history\/\" title=\"Hider-In-Chief: Biden Hit For Being \u2018Least Accessible\u2019 ... In Modern History\">fewer press conferences<\/a> and media interviews than any of the last seven presidents at the same point in their term.<\/p>\n<p>At that point, Biden had only done 164 compared to Trump&rsquo;s 468.<\/p>\n<p>The next lowest was George W. Bush with 248 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ridiculous-reason-reagan-movie-not-even-nominated-best-picture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ronald Reagan<\/a> at 262.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Let&rsquo;s review Joe Biden&rsquo;s record on the &ldquo;free press.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This is the same guy who dodged questions, avoided interviews, and skipped press conferences.<\/p>\n<p>Worst of all, he booted <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailySignal?\">@DailySignal<\/a> and 440+ journalists from the White House.<\/p>\n<p>What a bunch of malarkey!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oz948ndczJ\">pic.twitter.com\/oz948ndczJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rob Bluey (@RobertBluey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertBluey\/status\/1880017674262171842?\">January 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2023\/08\/04\/white-house-purges-442-reporters-using-new-press-credential-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Signal<\/a> reported in August 2023 that &ldquo;over the past three months, the number of reporters with access to the White House dropped by 31%. There are now 442 fewer reporters with a coveted &lsquo;hard pass&rsquo;&mdash;the result of new rules announced in May.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller chastised the White House reporters Thursday for not making more of Biden&rsquo;s apparent disengagement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MUST WATCH &#128293;&#128293;<\/p>\n<p>White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller gives a civics lesson to hyperventilating leftwingers fear mongering out about the cost and waste-cutting work of DOGE.<\/p>\n<p>H\/T: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConradsonJordan?\">@ConradsonJordan<\/a> for the excellent question. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HkBHZoFfoE\">pic.twitter.com\/HkBHZoFfoE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1892677131236253964?\">February 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re tempting me to say some very harsh things about some of our media friends,&rdquo; Miller said when asked who was governing the country during the Biden years.<\/p>\n<p>He continued, &ldquo;It is true that many of the people in this room for four years failed to cover the fact that Joe Biden was mentally incompetent and was not running the country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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She noted that Trump has taken questions from the press almost daily over the past month, often multiple times a day on various topics. Leavitt emphasized that in his first few hours in office, Trump answered more than 12 times the number of questions Biden did during his entire first week. This statement was met with surprise and admiration on social media. Additionally, images from Trump&#8217;s second inauguration showed him signing executive orders while engaging with reporters, showcasing his openness to answering questions. In contrast, reports indicated that Biden held fewer press conferences and interviews than any of the last seven presidents at a similar point in their terms\u2014164 for Biden compared to Trump&#8217;s 468. Furthermore, access for reporters to the White House decreased significantly under Biden&#8217;s administration due to new rules implemented earlier this year. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller criticized journalists for not addressing Biden&#8217;s apparent disengagement during his presidency and suggested they failed to report on concerns regarding his competency as a leader<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2404922,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Leavitt-3.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32320,32435,32171,50778],"class_list":["post-2404921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-joe-biden","tag-karoline-leavitt","tag-political-commentary","tag-trump-comparison"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Leavitt-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2404921"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404925,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404921\/revisions\/2404925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}