Joe Biden's first meeting as U.S. president with Pope Francis at the Vatican will not be broadcast live.
Steven Portnoy, president of the White House Correspondents' Association, announced its solidarity with Vatican reporters in"expressing our disappointment that the world won't see live pictures of President Biden's meeting with Pope Francis."
He wrote:"Reporters have been covering the papal audiences of American presidents since Woodrow Wilson sat w/Benedict I in January 1919. Most recently, members of our WH press corps helped bring the world pictures of Francis's mtgs [meetings] with Obama & Trump. "Our fully-vaccinated & masked pool of reporters is ready to continue this public service, mindful of its own safety as well as the leaders', to ensure independent coverage of the first Catholic president in 60 yrs [years] meeting with the head of the Catholic church.
"The WH [White House] told us the bilateral meeting would involve Biden & Francis discussing substantive matters of global significance 'including ending the COVID-19 pandemic, tackling the climate crisis, and caring for the poor.' Such an international news event demands independent coverage." Pope Francis waves, next to then U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, on a balcony after speaking at the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on September 24, 2015. Joe Biden's historic first meeting as U.S. president with Pope Francis in Rome will not be broadcast live.has contacted the White House, the Vatican and the White House Correspondents' Association for updates.
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