Watch: Biden leaves press meet midway, ignores questions on banking crisis

US President Joe Biden is known for leaving press meets midway, but a video shows him walking out of the briefing collapse of silicon valley bank On Monday, mid-question, criticism has sprung up.

As President Biden concluded his remarks on “maintaining a resilient banking system and protecting our historic economic recovery,” a reporter asked, “President, what do you know now about why this happened? And what Can you assure the Americans that this won’t be a ripple effect?”

“Can you assure Americans that there will be no ripple effect? ​​Do you expect other banks to fail?”

Biden: *shuts door* pic.twitter.com/CNuUhPbJAi

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Without taking a second look, the President started walking. “Will other banks fail, Mr. President,” another reporter asked, but Mr. Biden had left the room.

The video of Biden’s walkout has gone viral on the White House YouTube channel and has been viewed more than 4 million times. Comments have been turned off, which has triggered a backlash on Twitter.

It is not the first time that the US President has left a room full of reporters wanting more. Journalists pelted Mr. Biden with questions after he made a statement on the Chinese “spy balloon” incident. After being asked by a reporter, “Do you compromise your family business relationship?” Mr. Biden said, “Give me a break, man” and walked away.

Last year, a clip of him smiling at reporters after his meeting with the Colombian President even when they fielded questions on him went viral. Many people on social media said that he “refuses to talk to reporters because he doesn’t have answers”.

In 2021, a reporter had slammed the President for not raising questions. A CBS reporter said as Joe Biden left the room, “When are you going to answer questions about your meeting with Xi Jinping and other leaders? When are you going to answer our questions, sir?”