President Joe Biden will skip a pre-Super Bowl interview for the second year in a row — and his aides argue that it’s part of their larger plan, not a move to avoid having the president answer questions in front of the whole country.
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Biden to skip second consecutive Super Bowl interview, citing Americans’ politics fatigue
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Bloomberg reporter says Biden skipping Super Bowl interview is ‘telling’: Maybe ‘he can’t handle it’
Presidents have traditionally sought to leverage the marquee football event's broad viewership, making Biden's decision particularly notable in an election year.
President Biden has declined an invitation to appear on CBS for an interview ahead of the Super Bowl, the second straight year he won't participate in the tradition.
President Joe Biden will skip a pre-Super Bowl interview for the second year in a row — and his aides argue that it’s part of their larger plan, not a move to avoid having the president answer questions in front of the whole country.
For the second year in a row, President Joe Biden is passing on the opportunity to sit down for a Super Bowl interview that could reach millions of Americans.
A senior Bloomberg reporter told CNN anchors Tuesday that President Biden may be skipping the traditional Super Bowl presidential interview because he "can't handle it."
President Joe Biden will not do a Super Bowl pre-game interview for the second consecutive year. Biden and the people around him insist it’s not that the president fears doing an interview seen by tens of millions. His aides cite political fatigue as the reason for his snub, according to CNN.
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