Biden's 'big boy' press conference may not quiet the doubters
The embattled president is out to prove his fitness for another term, but even a command performance is unlikely to assuage skittish Democrats.
President Joe Biden is set to take the stage within two hours for a “big boy press conference” to close out the three-day NATO summit, a traditional capstone for leaders after high-level diplomatic talks.
But exactly two weeks after his disastrous debate with Donald Trump in Atlanta, the president’s performance is freighted with immense pressure — which only grew in the hours leading up to it with published reports that some of his strongest political allies harbor doubts about his continued candidacy.
And yet, for all the hype surrounding the moment — in addition to the typical cable coverage, the three major broadcast networks are planning special reports to carry it live — it may not matter much at all.