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Biden caught using cheat sheet detailing reporters' questions during press conference
The small cheat sheet, dated April 26, 2023, included a question that Los Angeles Times journalist Courtney Subramanian was going to ask during the event, along with her picture and the pronunciation of her last name
April 27, 2023 8:06am
Updated: April 27, 2023 8:06am
President Joe Biden on Wednesday was caught using a cheat sheet that included the pre-written questions that reporters planned to ask during a press conference.
During a press conference in the White House Rose Garden alongside South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol celebrating the 70th anniversary of the alliance between the two countries, a photographer captured what was written on a piece of paper that the president was holding. The small cheat sheet, dated April 26, 2023, included a question that Los Angeles Times journalist Courtney Subramanian was going to ask during the event, along with her picture and the pronunciation of her last name.
"How are YOU squaring YOUR domestic priorities — like reshoring semiconductors manufacturing — with alliance-based foreign policy?" read the question in Biden's hand, which was marked as “Question #1” indicating that he should call on Subramanian first after he finished his remarks.
The Los Angeles Times reporter was indeed called upon first when the 80-year-old President finished speaking.
"Your top economic priority has been to build up U.S. domestic manufacturing in competition with China, but your rules against expanding chip manufacturing in China are hurting South Korean companies that rely heavily on Beijing. Are you damaging a key ally in the competition with China to help your domestic politics ahead of the election?" she asked.
A second cheat sheet that the president was holding included the names of administration officials in the order of their remarks.
Biden has been called out of using cheat sheets in the past. In May, the president was caught with a list of pre-written answers for a White House news briefing. Similarly, in June, the president accidentally showed the cameras a piece of paper detailing specific instructions for what he should do during a White House meeting with cabinet members.
"YOU enter the Roosevelt Room and say hello to participants," the first bullet point read. "YOU take YOUR seat."
