Psaki Pressed on Biden Dinging the Media

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EVEN THE NEWS MEDIA IS STARTING TO WAKE UP AND SEE BIDEN FOR WHAT HE IS Psaki Pressed on Biden Dinging the Media, Not Taking Questions in Oval Office White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki faced a multitude of questions on Monday about President Joe Biden’s comments on the media and his apparent reluctance to engage with the press. As Psaki held her White House press briefing, she was asked about how Biden spoke about the media last week during an Oval Office sit-down with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During this meeting, Biden said that “the Indian press is much better behaved than the American press,” and he also told Modi “you could not answer questions because they won’t ask any questions on point.” This was a recurring topic for Psaki, for another reporter followed up by noting Biden’s comments came days after the press pool was abruptly thrown out of his meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. “Is the president reticent to take questions when he’s sitting next to a foreign leader in the Oval Office?” the reporter asked. Biden’s comments to Modi came up a third time as a reporter noted that India is ranked 142nd on the World Press Freedom Index compared to the U.S., which stands at 44th place. To that point, Psaki was asked, “How does he say that about the U.S. press compared to the Indian press?”