Inside Biden’s long and winding press conference

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President Joe Biden fielded questions from reporters for nearly two hours at the White House on Wednesday — touching on a range of issues including coronavirus, tensions with Russia, and his own poll numbers — amid questions about his press access and transparency.

Wednesday marked his second press conference at the White House as president. He opened with a roughly 15-minute statement detailing his own assessment of the job the administration has done so far in office, but he repeatedly tried to walk away from the podium before being coached back by the shouting press corps to answer additional questions.

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