Donald Trump offered to “replace” Joe Biden at the president’s annual Super Bowl press conference after Democrats rejected a traditional sit-in.
The White House confirmed that Biden had chosen not to participate in the press conference for the second year in a row.
For the past two decades, it has been tradition for presidents to give interviews on the networks hosting the “big game.”
“Crooked Joe Biden just announced that he will not be doing a big interview at the Super Bowl,” President Trump wrote on his website Truth Social.
Donald Trump offers to ‘replace’ Joe Biden at annual presidential Super Bowl press conference after Democrats reject traditional sit-in
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“Great decision. He can’t put two sentences together. I would gladly take his place – it would be rated gold!”
President Trump reiterated this suggestion in a conversation with conservative podcaster Dan Bongino.
When Biden refused, Trump said, “He can’t do that because he can’t talk.”
“If they want, I’ll go to the Super Bowl in his place. We’ll have a very good reputation.”
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Last year, Biden declined to appear on Fox News, and Trump also decided not to give an interview with NBC in 2018.
In 2021 and 2022, Biden participated in a Q&A with CBS’ Norah O’Donnell and later NBC’s Lester Holt.
Biden’s last two television interviews were with First Lady Jill Biden at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and with Ryan Seacrest on New Year’s Eve.
According to Martha Kumar, a political science professor emeritus at Towson University, Biden has given 86 interviews during his first three years in office.
For the past two decades, it has been tradition for presidents to interview the network hosting the “big game.”
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Trump participated in 300 interviews during his first three years in office, while Barack Obama gave 422 interviews.
The Super Bowl will be held this Sunday in Las Vegas between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers.
It is expected to be watched by tens of millions of people around the world.