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The stakes got higher Thursday afternoon as the broadcast networks ABC, CBS and NBC announced they would carry Biden’s press conference live, New York Times reporter Michael Grynbaum posted: ..... Snip..... Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) posted a photo of the White House podium with training wheels: The Trump campaign posted Jason Miller commenting on the ‘big boy’ presser, “@JasonMillerinDC on Biden’s “Big Boy” press conference: This is all taking place after 4PM – outside of Biden’s window where he’s “really good.” If he walks in and looks down at a notecard, reads a name, and looks around for a reporter...

President Biden is slated to hold a press conference Thursday evening at the NATO summit in Washington, D.C. The high-stakes moment comes as Biden faces mounting calls from fellow Democrats to step aside in the presidential race and amid scrutiny from the news media over his past health disclosures. The rare solo press conference from Biden will close out the NATO summit, where the president has hosted world leaders this week. Biden’s standing in the presidential race against former President Trump has largely overshadowed this week’s summit. The event is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. EDT.

President Biden’s highly anticipated “big boy” press conference Thursday — his first formal solo press conference in Washington since 2022, where he will address increasing calls to bow out of the 2024 race — has been delayed by one hour and is now scheduled to begin around 6:30 p.m. The new time means that clips of the 81-year-old president stumbling again — or exceeding expectations — likely won’t be ready in time for widely watched network evening news programs. A White House official told The Post that the event was delayed “due to NATO schedule,” which also began later than...