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Reducing press conferences, interviews and meetings with Congress members exposed as damage control measures
For three and a half years, Joe Biden was wrapped in a metaphorical ball of cotton wool by an anxious White House staff eager to protect him from the worst of himself.
Worried about signs of ageing and an increasing propensity for verbal missteps, they cut press conferences and media interviews to a minimum.
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