Ex-Biden spox Jen Psaki says president should ditch press conferences and opt for softball interview on liberal-friendly The View instead

Former White House press secretary Jen Pskai has no problem with President Joe Biden’s apparent disinterest in holding press conferences, saying he should instead entertain the ladies of The View.

Biden has given just 89 interviews and three news conferences in his first three years in office, a notable decline from former President Donald Trump’s first three years, where he gave 300 interviews and 54 news conferences.

The current president has turned to alternative media lately, appearing on The Howard Stern Show and the popular Smartless podcast.

Psaki himself appeared on the daily ABC gabfest and asked how Biden should balance the demands of the press as he heads into another presidential campaign.

“The advantage of the media environment right now — there are a lot of challenges, but I’m going to start with the optimistic side — is that there are so many choices,” Psaki said, praising Biden’s performances with Stern on Smartless co-hosts. Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes.

Biden has given just 89 interviews and three news conferences in his first three years as president, a notable decline from former President Donald Trump’s first three years, where he gave 300 interviews and 54 news conferences.

She then said Biden should follow her lead and appear with the ladies of The View.

“When you’re communicating from the White House, I mean respect for freedom of speech and freedom of the press is important, but you’re also just really trying to communicate with the American people, right? So my opinion is that he should come on ‘The View’ before he does a press conference,” she continued.

Biden has been criticized for not being as publicly open with the press about his presidency.

White House officials claimed in 2023 that this is part of a deliberate strategy to bypass traditional news media to connect with the public “where they are” without being subject to the filter of political or investigative journalists, it said report from The New York Times. .

But others suspect Biden’s camp is doing this to protect him from unscripted exchanges that have often drawn criticism and missteps.

White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt said, “The fracture in the media and the changing nature of information consumption require a communications strategy that adapts to reach Americans where they get the news.

“Our ultimate goal is to reach the American people wherever and however they consume media, and that’s not just through the briefing room or Washington-based news media.”

White House officials claim the move is part of a deliberate strategy to bypass traditional news media to connect with the public “wherever they are” without being subject to the filter of political or investigative journalists, according to the New York Times report.

Howard Stern interviews President Joe Biden on April 26

President Joe Biden sits down with actors Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes for an episode of the ‘Smartless’ Podcast in November 2022

The Bidens will appear on The Drew Barrymore Show in October 2022

But others suspect Biden’s camp is avoiding the traditional press to protect him from unscripted exchanges that have often drawn criticism and missteps.

White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt said, “The fracture in the media and the changing nature of information consumption require a communications strategy that adapts to reach Americans where they get the news.

“Our ultimate goal is to reach the American people wherever and however they consume media, and that’s not just through the briefing room or through the Washington-based news media.”

LaBolt also said Biden has held more question-and-answer sessions with journalists than Trump or Presidents Obama and Bush.