Biden Brags About "Big Boy Press Conference"

What You Need to Know

The White House has been ridiculed for promising that President Joe Biden will give a "big boy press conference" as part of a three-day media blitz.

Biden will host a solo news conference on Thursday afternoon, which Bloomberg journalist Justin Sink first dubbed a "big boy presser."

Notable Quotes

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby announced the president's press conference with some notable word choices.

"Let's see the press conference. He said let's see all of this because all of it is going to be." -- John Kirby

Senior White House officials touted the 82-year-old president's upcoming press conference as a sign of his strength.

"President Biden is a strong and capable leader," one official said. "This press conference is an opportunity for him to show the American people that he's up to the job."