The White House raised eyebrows on Wednesday when it suddenly cut off the feed for a virtual event after President Biden said he was “happy to answer questions” from Democratic lawmakers.
Accompanied by the Mayor, Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. and the Caucus Democratic Chamber, Biden spoke to lawmakers about COVID’s relief topics and the ongoing vaccine rollout. He ended his comments by asking Democrats to help “restore faith” in the government.
He then appeared ready to answer questions.
“I would be happy to answer questions if that is what I am supposed to do, Nance,” Biden told the speaker. “Whatever you want me to do.”
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The broadcast ended seconds later, after a brief pause by the president.
The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News’s request for comment.
While Biden was ready to answer questions from lawmakers, the president faced growing criticism for not having given a formal press conference in the seven weeks since he took office.
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The rare cases in which Biden answers questions are usually limited to questions from pre-selected reporters.