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The “no notes” provision throws a monkey wrench into Biden’s debate plans.

In the FR thread, “WHCA Throws Biden Under the Bus, Claims He Has ‘Deals’ With the Press”, Biden snapped at a reporter for daring to ask a question about Hamas (b/c the subject that Biden had prepared for, with notes ready, was Ukraine and the G7).

That raised again the question of what kind of journo deals Biden has going?
<><>he says he calls on pre-selected reporters
<><>then reads back answers from pre-made notes,
<><>this looks like it was an arranged deal
<><>that Biden knows what question is coming
<><>that Biden is unable to respond spontaneously
<><>that the president of the US has pre-arranged q’s and a’s.

White House Correspondents Association President NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell is weighing in with a statement. They’re not at all happy about what Biden said: “The White House Correspondents’ Association believes it is in the public interest to make clear that at a presidential press conference, at home or abroad, there are no preconditions regarding question topics.

“While the White House does determine the number of reporters the president will recognize, it is up to professional journalists to decide what to ask. Any leader may prefer that reporters ask only one question or ask only about a topic that is of most interest to the president or another world leader, but a free press functions independently.” She added, “WHCA would welcome more opportunities to pose a range of questions to the president in a press conference setting.”

They appear to be throwing Biden under the bus for saying there are no “deals.” So in order to save face, they’re saying what Biden is telling us is not true. On the other hand, if we believe that there are deals, that’s also problematic........that Biden needs/wants such an accommodation.

Yes, at times he might not have the information he’s queried about, but if a president can’t answer questions on the fly, that’s a big problem.......while Biden’s statement says, “journalists decide what to ask,” it doesn’t clarify whether questions are given to Biden or his team in advance.......

link -— Biden Implodes at Reporter During Embarrassing Presser, Reveals ‘Deal’ Around Questions

“Yes, at times he might not have the information he’s queried about, but if a president can’t answer questions on the fly, that’s a big problem.”

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Trump will be debating against a well prepared Team Biden. They already have a plan in place to protect him. Its virtually assured or they wouldn’t be doing this.

The “no notes” provisio

Bet Biden has an ear mic and keeps one side of face to camera?.