NBC News reporter Kelly O’Donnell disobeyed Biden’s request for questions “about Iraq” and asked Biden instead about reports that the Department of Veterans Affairs would require staff to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
“You are such a pain in the neck. But I’m going to answer your question because we’ve known each other for so long. It has nothing to do with Iraq,” Biden declared, before confirming that the VA would be the first federal agency to compel vaccination.
Biden was hosting Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in the Oval Office when he rebuked the veteran journalist, who often appears on MSNBC.
O’Donnell was elected this month to be president of the White House Correspondents’ Association. The association picks presidents two years in advance and her one-year term is set to begin in 2023.
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Biden is infamous for being short-tempered with reporters — though his defenders point out that former President Donald Trump routinely called news outlets “fake news” and certain journalists “enemies of the people.”
Last month, Biden apologized to CNN reporter Kaitlin Collins after making personal jabs at her during a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, when, after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, she questioned him, “Why are you so confident he’ll change his behavior, Mr. President?”
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“I’m not confident he’ll change his behavior! What the hell? What do you do all of the time? When did I say I was confident?” Biden shot back.
Biden continued angrily: “What I said was — let’s get this straight — I said what will change their behavior is if the rest of the world reacted to them and they diminished their standing in the world. I’m not confident of anything, I’m just stating the facts.”
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He erupted once again when Collins followed up by pointing out that Putin had denied any involvement in cyberattacks and downplayed human rights violations, then asked Biden how their meeting could be considered constructive.
“If you don’t understand that, you’re in the wrong business,” Biden retaliated before storming off.
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Biden’s temper was on display once again in January when an Associated Press reporter pointed out that his goal of 1 million COVID-19 vaccinations per day had already been accomplished by the Trump administration. “Come on, gimme a break, man! It’s a good start,” Biden said in a serious tone.
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Also, during the presidential campaign, Biden in October blasted CBS News reporter Bo Erickson for asking him about The Post’s reporting on documents from his son Hunter’s laptop that appeared to link the elder Biden to his son’s overseas business projects.
“I know you’d ask for it. I have no response, it’s another smear campaign, right up your alley, those are the questions you always ask,” Biden sneered at Erickson.
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