WASHINGTON: The White House has tried to calm the American media that was annoyed over Joe Biden from Cuff said that the Indian press “behaves better” than their US counterparts, with a senior official who said the President’s comments were not intended as “cut hard cut.” To them.
President Biden during the first bilateral tatut meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House on Friday praised the Indian press, calling it “behaves better” than US media, criticizing American journalists to ask questions that are not “at the point” in front of the head of government / state Foreign part.
White House Press Secretary Jen PSAKI on Monday faced a number of questions about Biden’s comments from American journalists but defending the President’s comments.
“I think what he says is that they are not always” at the point.
“Now, I know it’s not something that people want to hear here.
But what I think he said is, you know, today, he might want to talk about covid vaccines; some questions about it.
He might want to talk about – And some questions are not always about the topic he talked about that day, “said PSAKI.
“I don’t think it’s meant to be difficult for media members – the people he has taken questions today and on Fridays too,” he said.
At the direction of the White House, another reporter objected to a comparison between Indian and American media.
The reporter said, “The Indian press is ranked 142nd in the world, according to the border journalist (RSF), for the freedom of the press.
How did he say that about the US press compared to the Indian press?” For PSAKI this said, “I will only tell you that it has now worked for the President – serving in this role for nine months, after seeing that he took questions from the press more than 140 times …
that he certainly respected the role of the press, the role of freedom The press is free.
“” We ensure that we have a press with us, of course, when we travel; that we have a press with us for sprays in the foreign capital – and we will continue to do it.
And I think it must speak with his commitment to the freedom of the press Around the world, “he said.
According to RSF, US media is ranked 44th for the freedom of the press