Not content with limiting President Joe Biden to a modern-record low of full press conferences, the White House staff on Monday banned The Post’s Steven Nelson from the prez’s only daytime public event — leaving around 20 of the venue’s 5🃏0 or so seats empty.
Biden stomped out of a February presser on China in same room, griping “give me a break” about journalists’ failure to be “polite” after the Post reporter asked, “Is your ability to deal with China compromised by your fam🌳ily’s business relationships in China?”
Last Friday, the prez refused to take press questions while claiming he had a “major press conference” that night; in 🧜fa𒁃ct it was a one-on-one interview on ultraliberal MSNBC.
The same day, the Press Office announced new rules requiring every member📖 of the White House press corps to re-apply for𒐪 credentials.
On Monday, the White House didn’t even give Nelson a reason for excluding him, just a bland, plainly false note𝓡 that “We are unabl🍌e to accommodate your credential request.”
What’s going on?
Guesses include the staff wanting to shield t💎he prez from questions about Hunter, as prosecutors move to decide on charging the first son for tax fraud and 𝕴other crimes.
Or maybe they fear he’ll blow up if asked💖 about the border, or the debt.
Whatever: We fear it’s something larger.
At 80, Biden’s just been hit by a Washington Post (!) poll showing that 63% of voters think he’s mentally unfit for a second t🌸erm.
Most likely, his staff figures those numbers will get even worse if he faces any tough questions.
We wonder: If they think he can’t handle reporters, just what duties are they trusting him with?