President Joe Biden was snarky toward the White House press corps after reporters repeatedly shouted questions at the president during a task force meeting on abortion access.
As the meeting came to an end, reporters burst into questions aimed at Biden, many of them centered on a report about a Georgia Republican Senate candidate who paid for an abortion of an ex-girlfriend in 2009.
Joe Biden watches idly as the press is manhandled out of the room.
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"Among the only press in the world that does this," Biden complains as reporters shout questions. pic.twitter.com/pgXODuDuAz
That’s when a White House staffer shouted at the media and directed them out of the room: “Thank you very much, press, we need you guys to move, thank you very much.”
“Among the only press in the world that does this. Seriously, seriously,’ Biden quipped with a smile as reporters were ushered out of the room.
The president’s recent public appearances have been marked by his tense handling of the media.
While speaking at the FEMA headquarters last Thursday about the response to Hurricane Ian, a reporter asked about his relationship with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has been shipping migrants to various Democratic-run cities over the past few weeks.
“It’s totally irrelevant, but I’ll answer. Okay. If I verified he complimented me. He thanked me for the immediate response we had,” Biden responded.
In July, a reporter asked him about economists who said a recession is “’more likely than ever,” to which he responded: “Not the majority of them aren’t saying that. Come on, don’t make things up.”
This comes after Biden apparently looked lost on stage during an event at the White House last Friday for Rosh Hashanah, where the president spoke absurdly about a variety of topics, from Hispanics being indigenous to the U.S. to claiming that he’s attended more shuls than actual Jews.
“Hispanic history is American history. As a matter of fact, as they say, ‘Y’all were here before we were,” he said. “I probably went to shul more than many of you did. I’m a practicing Catholic but I went to services on Saturday and Sunday. You think I’m kidding.”
Following his bizarre speech, Biden seemed confused and delayed leaving the stage. As reporters began shouting questions, that’s when his wife, Jill Biden, came in to escort the president off the stage.
