CNN's Phil Mattingly asked former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday why President Joe Biden hasn't “come out” and boasted about his accomplishments.
Biden recently held his second major campaign event in South Carolina, a state that has remained relatively out of the public eye during his administration.
“Do you want that to happen to you? Do you want to know who he is, how the Democratic Party views him, and why he is a politician, especially as a politician for 50 years within the party? I'm emphasizing whether I was competent. Do I wish I hadn't been? I'm not saying I'm going to do more campaign speeches, but I'm going to talk in interviews, talk on the ground, do rope lines. It just means more. We haven't seen that much.”
“Well, the president carries the weight of the world on his shoulders. He's the president of the United States. It's a very challenging job. There are only so many hours in the day. And I trust his judgment. When… Now it's about whether people are starting to pay attention. Again, you can say anything, but people are busy living their lives, raising families, working. It's a tough time. So we want to spend time talking to them when they're ready to listen,” Pelosi said.
“But I've always said, you can tell them everything you've done, but no one gets elected because they deserve to be elected. They get elected because of what they do next. And what he's going to do next is, again, continue to protect the Affordable Care Act, whether it's the child tax credit, continue to protect prescription drug reductions, continue to grow the economy. It's about continuing the work that we've done for America's working families, including, but again, in some ways giving people confidence that they and their families have a role to play. People are concerned about innovation and how it affects them. Globalization, how it affects them. Immigration, how it affects them. And We want everyone to know that all of his policies are aimed at ensuring people have the opportunity to enjoy America's beautiful diversity through education, job creation, etc. It also includes.”
White House press secretary. Karine Jean-Pierre was asked at his last press conference of 2023 why Biden didn't want to “defend his record” to the American people before leaving for winter break.
Jean-Pierre claimed that Biden always promotes his record when he travels. (Related article: 'Clearly fraudulent': White House reporters 'disgusted' with Biden using list of approved media outlets)
As of Oct. 17, Biden has held 13 joint process meetings alone and 17 times, fewer than any other president at this point in his presidency, the Washington Post reported. . As of Oct. 17, the president has also given the fewest interviews with the press since former President Ronald Reagan. According to reports, Biden has only given one sit-down interview with print media and one conversation with investigative media. Biden has given broadcast interviews with stations including ABC News, PBS and CBS's “60 Minutes.”
Frank Sesno, a media professor at George Washington University, told the Post that the White House appears to be doing damage control.
“Control his access [to media] It’s an advantage,” Sesno told the magazine. “For a president who is so gaffe-prone and sounds like he slurs and mumbles his words, less may be more.”
