Biden refuses to answer press questions during meeting with UK prime minister

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White House staff herded reporters out of the Oval Office, interrupting U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was answering questions from the British press during a joint meeting with President Joe Biden on Tuesday.

Biden refused to take any questions from the U.S. press corps and told Johnson “good luck” when he asked whether he could end the meeting by answering questions from journalists. After only two questions from British journalists, staff interrupted the prime minister by suddenly demanding that the press leave the room.

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