Oh, So That’s Why Biden’s Been Using That Fake White House Set

Spencer Brown – TownhallTipsheet

 

As Townhall has frequently highlighted, President Joe Biden almost always appears in a fake Oval Office/White House set that was built in an auditorium adjacent to the actual West Wing, raising questions about why the normal spaces used by presidents past weren’t being used by Biden and other administration officials. 

There was speculation that it was some COVID mitigation protocol, some White House sources said it was due to a lack of space for larger events with multiple officials, but it turns out Biden has been kept out of the Oval Office because the administration cannot permanently install a teleprompter there — according to a new report from Politico. 

As their story on potential 2024 matchups notes in something of a buried lede: .the White House has largely abandoned using the Oval Office for press events in part because it can’t be permanently equipped with a…Read more here.