“I got several questions, eight of them, and the four that were chosen were the ones that I approved,” she added.
Ingram didn’t answer, but separately told the Associated Press on Saturday that Biden aides sent him a list of four questions in advance, adding, “There was no back and forth.”
He said while the predetermined list had given him pause, he moved forward because “this was an opportunity to talk to the president of the United States.”
NPR has confirmed that the Biden campaign — as opposed to the White House — engaged with the hosts ahead of their interviews.
Biden campaign spokesperson Lauren Hitt defended the move in a statement, saying it’s “not at all an uncommon practice for interviewees to share topics they would prefer” and that the questions asked of Biden were “relevant to the news of the day.”
“We do not condition interviews on acceptance of these questions, and hosts are always free to ask the questions they think will best inform their listeners,” she added.
In the wake of the controversy, the campaign decided to stop offering suggested questions, a source familiar with the campaign’s media booking operation said, speaking on condition of anonymity to comment on private discussions.
Seems they were fine until others got upset? This headline is once again misleading. But by all means, let the media divide us lmao
Don’t give up Joe! You can do it! You got more votes than Obama!
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Do you see that as a good thing?
Do you think scripted interviews inspire confidence in voters when the current concern is his ability to think on his feet?
Those people don’t understand how media interviews work. The less time a person has to be interviewed (i.e. the more responsibilities / power they have), the more likely the interview has scripted prompts.
This is basic media production.
The less time a person has to be interviewed
the more likely the interview has scripted prompts.
Does answering unscripted questions take longer?
Like, he doesn’t have time for unscripted questions, but he does have time for scripted questions? How does that work?
Coming up with questions pre-interview is a commonplace thing. And if you aren’t someone with questions in the bag, you’re not doing the job right.
Sure, but shouldn’t the interviewer write the questions, not the interviewee?
It’s been 3 total that they fed questions to
You and all your other buddies have been running with this story as a gotcha moment, but in reality, it is absolutely nothing. Gotta keep pushing that narrative in any way you can, right?
NY Post is a conservative rag and a tabloid. Try again.
Typical BlueMAGA to dismiss something based on source rather than checking the validity of the story
You lose all credibility by using that term. You’ve exposed yourself nicely. Good job.
I don’t really give a fuck about credibility from supporters of the right-wing duopoly, that’s kind of like you being concerned about what Republicans think about you
Because that makes absolute sense. Good job, buddy.
Every minute of the presidency is carefully scripted, every person who wants to be president is insane, and nobody who should be president will be allowed. Any questions?
Creepy Joe done it again…
