Biden bizarrely admits he’ll ‘get in trouble’ with staffers if he doesn’t call on pre-approved reporters in latest gaffe
JOE Biden told reporters that he would "get in trouble" if he didn't call on pre-approved journalists during a G7 press conference on Sunday.
The US president indicated he would receive a telling off from his staffers if he didn't take questions from a list of pre-approved reporters at the end of the summit in the .
During the Q&A part of the conference, Biden said he was supposed to go to Associated Press journalist Jonathan Lemire, noting: "I’m supposed to talk — recognize you first."
At the end of the briefing, when Biden was quizzed about the ' European allies, he again said: “I’m going to get in trouble with my staff.
The strange exchange came at the close of a press briefing from the White House.
It happened less than a week after press secretary admitted she tells Biden not to answer impromptu questions.
Speaking on a podcast with David Axelrod in May, Psaki said: “He takes questions nearly every day he’s out from the press. That is not something we recommend.
She said: "The first time I traveled with him, he took questions from the pool three times that day, and I thought, 'Am I going to get fired when I get back.
"So, he does do that and he likes doing that. I mean, the thing is, he likes the press corps and likes that back-and-forth engagement."
Back in March, Biden accidentally said "" in reference to Vice President Kamala Harris.