President Biden has remained out of public view this week as he prepares for just his second solo White House press conference on Wednesday.
and fallout from the chaotic US departure from Afghanistan following two decades of war.
As of Dec. 31, Biden hosted nine press conferences, including two forums with visiting world leaders, where two reporters of each nationality are traditionally called on, and events while he traveled overseas. His first White House press conference was in March 2020. , particularly with print publications, is even more noticeable. As of Dec. 31, Biden sat for just 22 interviews, nearly all of them with TV outlets. Trump gave 92 interviews during the same period of time, Barack Obama did 156 and George W. Bush, whose first year was upended by 9/11, gave 49.
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