Princes William and Harry 'had secret meeting with Diana's butler Paul Burrell ahead of Duke of Sussex's engagement to Meghan Markle' Reporters cram into the room when the president speaks there, and they may have sight lines on the device, something advance planners usually try to avoid. The Oval, dues to its size and shaped, may not be well suited for the device. He held an event Wednesday to speak about the economy and controlling the deficit in the Roosevelt Room – a small venue that was equipped with a teleprompter. The venue also makes it easy to control where the press are stationed, and allows Biden to walk away quickly if he doesn't want to take questions.īiden made frequent use of it in earlier stages of the pandemic when his travel was severely curtailed, and it also works for zoom events.īiden does sometimes invite the press into the Oval Office, including when he has met with world leaders, sometimes in front of a roaring fire during the winter. That was a reference to the large monitor set up right across from where Biden usually stands. It has a large screen teleprompter set up Aides sometimes set up events in the 'fake' White House just steps away from the real one. President Joe Biden (C) meets with small business owners in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, 28 April 2022. The White House 'has largely abandoned using the Oval Office for press events in part because it can’t be permanently equipped with a teleprompter,' Politico reported in a story about a potential Biden rematch with former President Donald Trump.īiden's aides 'prefer' the other venue for events, 'sacrificing some of the power of the historic backdrop in favor of an otherwise sterile room that was outfitted with an easily read teleprompter screen.' President Joe Biden has stepped back from using the Oval Office for press events because of complications about using a smaller teleprompter and has opted for the 'fake' White House set where there is a bigger screen, according to a report.īiden for months has sometimes shifted events to the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building – a renovated venue with changing digital images of the White House just a short walk away from the real thing.īut it might not be the high-tech lighting and digital features that make it appealing to the president's press staff.
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