Is the Biden administration the least transparent ever?

Published March 16, 2021 12:00am ET



In early March, President Biden set a modern record. It wasn’t for vaccinations. It wasn’t for bills signed or appointments. It was for his failure to host even a single press availability in which he has answered reporters’ questions directly. It turns out that every president since 1923 had done so by that point in his presidency.

Two weeks later, Biden’s presser-free streak remains unbroken. When will he hold his first such event? White House press secretary Jen Psaki will have to circle back with you on that.

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