Members of the White House Press Corps made it clear that they were not impressed with the lack of access they were getting to President Joe Biden.
During Monday’s regular briefing — which included a brief visit from the Easter Bunny — several reporters questioned White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about Biden’s imminent trip to Ireland and whether or not he planned to take any of their questions in the near future.
Gray TV White House correspondent Jon Decker asked Jean-Pierre directly, noting that there were no planned press conferences on the books either in the United States or abroad.
“I represent a news organization that owns 113 television stations. And a question that I’m often asked — and I don’t know the answer to, so I’ll ask you that question: Is the administration trying to protect the president from our questions? Please answer that question if you could,” he asked.
“Absolutely not. Absolutely not,” Jean-Pierre insisted.
Decker continued…
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