President Biden, who has frustrated some reporters with his lack of press conferences, showed up with jokes (and some serious remarks) to the White House correspondents’ dinner.
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On April 29, 2023, comedian Roy Wood Jr. headlined the White House correspondents' dinner. Here are the highlights. The glitzy spring gala featured something new as well: a protest outside the hotel by about 100 climate activists, who urged Biden to end drilling and mining on public lands. The logic of the protest seemed to be, if you want the news media to highlight your cause, a room full of news media types is a pretty good place to do it.
During his first two years in office, Biden has given just 20 news conferences, the third lowest total for a president in the past 100 years, according to the. Only Richard M. Nixon and Ronald Reagan held fewer .
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