China News Service, March 17th. According to a report by the US Chinese website, White House Press Secretary Psaki announced on the 16th local time that President Biden will hold his first press conference since taking office on the 25th of this month.
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Psaki said in a statement on the 16th: "President Biden will hold an official press conference on the afternoon of March 25."
Biden is expected to face hot issues such as the southern border, infrastructure plans, and vaccines.
Analysts said that this move may ease the criticism of Biden's postponement of the official press conference.
Compared with his predecessors, Biden held his first press conference much later. March 25 was the 64th day of his presidency.
Former Presidents Obama and Trump held their first press conferences on the 20th and 27th days respectively.
In this regard, the White House defended that Biden has answered some questions from reporters after many events, and said that he has been busy responding to the new crown epidemic.
"President Biden took office during a historic crisis. There has never been such a pandemic in the United States for decades, and the economic recession has caused countless people to lose their jobs. So I think if his energy and attention have been focused on To ensure that we provide enough vaccines for all Americans and promote the rescue plan, the American people will definitely understand," Psaki said at a press conference earlier this month.
According to reports, Biden will travel to Pennsylvania and Georgia this week to promote the measures in the $1.9 trillion bailout bill he signed.