White House blames ‘echoey room’ after Biden struggles to hear questions from reporters in Helsinki

President Biden asked reporters to repeat themselves multiple times during a joint press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto Thursday.

Biden struggled to hear at least three questions from reporters during the brief Q&A portion of Thursday’s press conference. Reporters there pressed him on the stability of America’s membership in NATO and the future of Finland now that it has joined the international alliance.

In a statement to Fox News Digital, the White House blamed the confusion on the “large echoey room” where the briefing took place.

President Biden gestures during a press conference in Helsinki, Finland, July 13, 2023. Biden is in Finland to attend the U.S.–Nordic Leaders Summit.  (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

“The political volatility of U.S. remains a big worry for our European partners. Meanwhile, back in Washington, a bipartisan group of senators has repeatedly failed to pass through Senate a bill that would prevent the U.S. presidents in the future from…

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