Biden's first presser wasn't about him -- not really
Many viewers, understandably, probably assumed President Biden's first formal press conference on Thursday was all about him. It wasn't.
The one-hour broadcast special actually was the first episode of America's newest high-stakes reality show: "So You Think You Can Be A TV News Star?"
Despite a nonstop string of criticisms over why Biden waited 65 days before holding his first news conference, the real stress was not on the president - a 50-year veteran of politics who is accustomed to dealing with the media. No, the genuine drama came from the press corps itself - and the new crop of White House television news correspondents. They face a frightening combination of challenges - to their careers and to the economic health of the businesses they represent.
The Trump years provided news outlets and their White House correspondents a perpetual flood of outrage and scandal, ending in a crescendo of election lies, a Capitol riot and an unprecedented second impeachment trial.
That's a hard act to follow - and Biden is determined to not even try. His workmanlike administration is quite intentionally a portrait of dull competence. This may be just what our democracy needs. But it's most definitely the very last thing the media wants.
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