Biden ‘under a magnifying glass’ as he interacts with press ‘so infrequently’

Washington Examiner White House Correspondent Christian Datoc says since US President Joe Biden “interacts with the press so infrequently”, his mistakes are “put under a magnifying glass”. Biden held a national address to the nation in the Diplomatic Reception Room on Thursday (local time), rejecting criticism of his failing memory. “The glare is there, but it’s almost a problem that the White House has inflicted upon itself,” Mr Datoc told Sky News Australia. “I think one thing President Trump – politics fully aside – did better than President Biden was that he was constantly interacting with the press. “Sometimes that was to his own detriment, but oftentimes when he would make these wildish, outlandish, off-the-cuff remarks, people would sort of look the other way because he does this three times a week. “Because President Biden interacts with the press so infrequently, these mistakes that he’s been making in recent days, weeks … they’re put under a magnifying glass. “It’s sort of a compounding problem that the White House isn’t helping themselves with.”