Psaki announces Biden’s first press conference of 2022: ‘The president looks forward to speaking directly to the American people’

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President Biden will hold his first official press conference of 2022 on Wednesday, January 19, one day before his presidency. hit the one-year mark, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced Friday.

“Next Wednesday, the president will hold an official press conference at 4 p.m.,” Psaki said at Friday’s news conference. “Looking forward to seeing you there, and the president looks forward to speaking directly to the American people.”

Biden has not held a separate, official press event at the White House since March 25, 2021, Limit line report. Including press conferences held with foreign leaders, Biden held a total of nine press conferences in his first year in office, compared with former President Donald Trump’s 21 and former President Donald Trump’s 16. President Barack Obama, according to CNN.

White House reporters have been increasingly “critical of Biden’s approach, pointing out that he has not had formal press conferences and sit-down interviews with media outlets,” the note Hill. While the president often asks impromptu questions after scripted events or while on business trips, the exchanges “are often brief and do not allow for follow-up questions.”