Reporter Asks Biden Why He Won’t Answer Questions

A White House reporter pressed President Joe Biden on why he will not answer questions from the press moments after signing legislation Thursday.Biden signed S.3580, titled the “Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022,” into law that adds “additional requirements and prohibited conduct for ocean carriers and authorizes the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) for fiscal years 2022 through 2025, according to the White House briefing room.After the signing, the president ignored questions from the press. “Why have you stopped taking questions from the press?” a reporter shouted. “What are you afraid of?” WATCH: Pres. Biden ignores questions when asked about his son’s business dealings with Russian oligarch. “Why have you stopped taking questions from the press,” a journalist shouts. “What are you afraid of?!” pic.twitter.com/HRptNwPURj — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 16, 2022 A reporter asked Biden about Russian billionaire Elena Baturina, who paid his son, Hunter, $3.5 million to his firm, Rosemont Seneca Thornton, in 2014. (RELATED: Biden Quietly Rips Reporters Not Asking ‘Relevant Questions’)  The president has held 8 solo press conferences during his time in office—six in 2021 and two in 2022—then 7 joint conferences, according to the American Presidency Project. Former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump both held at least double t …

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