Reporters slammed the White House Thursday for not making President Biden’s doctor available to answer media questions about his positive COVID-19 test, with one journalist saying the president’s staff were exhibiting “the least transparency” of any White House in 50 years.
The White House early Thursday hastily convened a press briefing after it announced that Mr. Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and would isolate himself to recover from what they say are mild symptoms.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Ashish Jha, who is the administration’s coronavirus response coordinator, attended the briefing. But notably absent was White House physician Kevin O’Connor, who examined Mr.