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White House Wants Reporters to Submit Questions in Advance

What do they think this is, the Obama administration?

It might be the same Obama people at the helm, but the guy out front makes a big difference. The media is willing to go a long way for Biden and the Democrats. But he’s no Obama. And there are limits to what they’re willing to do. Ask softball questions, sure. Submit questions in advance? That’s pushing it.

 White House reporters are riled up by President Biden’s communications staff asking for a sneak peek into what questions they plan to ask during press secretary Jen Psaki’s briefings.

The issue came up during a White House Correspondents’ Association video call on Friday. Print reporters were encouraged by WHCA leaders to push back against these requests, which were detailed in written communications and by sources who spoke with the Daily Beast.

Read the full story from Front Page Mag


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