Awkward moments loom for mistake-prone Biden after pandemic
by Naomi Lim, Political Reporter |
| May 21, 2021 06:00 AM
The White House communications shop has mostly had it easy with President Joe Biden's penchant for generating unwanted headlines with his loose lips in unscripted moments. But that could soon change.
As the COVID-19 pandemic abates and masking and social distancing precautions ease, Biden left the safe confines of the White House twice this week, with mixed results.
Democrats are not concerned by the headaches Biden's reemergence will likely cause his staff as he enters his second 100 days in office, according to Eric Schultz, one of former President Barack Obama's White House spokespeople.
"No, these are the same picayune episodes the reporters cared about during the election that the American people paid zero attention to," Schultz told the Washington Examiner.
But Rutgers University history and journalism professor David Greenberg agreed an uptick in Biden's public appearances increased the likelihood of more verbal missteps and fumbles.
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