During an interview with President Biden in May 2023, MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhl said that shortly after she asked him about how the indictment of his son Hunter Biden would affect his presidency. He talked about the moment the team tried to cut off the interview.
“In traditional media, the White House runs the show. When I interviewed President Biden, I was given 10 minutes, okay? If you're a politician, you have 15 minutes to come up with one answer. 'can be done' Mr. Ruhl said. Lucas Timm during an interview in early December. “At 9:05, I asked the president, “Your son Hunter may be indicted by the Department of Justice, how will this affect your presidency?''
No interference from Biden aides appeared when the interview aired in May 2023, records show. as reported by According to Mediaite, there was “crosstalk” after the MSNBC host asked the first question. Mr. Ruhl asked the president to repeat his answer, citing audio problems, records show.
“A perfectly valid question. As soon as I said those words, President Biden's team started waving their hands in front of the cameras, yelling, screaming, and stopped the interview,” Ruhl continued. “That quickly followed and it became public record, it went on record, it became a story in itself, and then they punished us.”
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When the interview aired in May 2023, Mr. Ruhl asked about Mr. Hunter at the end of the interview, and the president said, “First of all, my son has done nothing wrong. “I trust you. It has an impact.” I could make him proud and make my presidency possible. ”
Before she could ask questions about Hunter, MSNBC footage shows Rhule asking questions about the rise in hate crimes and gun violence, then his team attempts to end the interview. Mr. Biden raised his hand to indicate he wanted to answer questions.
MSNBC did not appear to broadcast the crosstalk after Ruhl asked about the president's son or the Biden team's efforts to stop the interview.
During the interview, the president specifically complained that the poor poll numbers were due to “negative” press coverage.
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“For three years, all they've heard is negative news. Everything is negative,” Biden responded at the time. “I'm not criticizing the press, but when you turn on the TV, the only way you're going to get a hit is if there's something negative about it. We don't do that. That's the first thing anyway.”
Ruhl also said in the interview that he tried to call President-elect Donald Trump for an interview before the election.
He emphasized that although President Trump declined, he could call the president-elect directly, which he said would be very different from the case with President Biden or Vice President Harris.
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