Joe Biden’s first press conference LIVE – What time is the President speaking today and how can I watch?

JOE Biden will finally hold his first press conference as President after the longest absence in presidential history.

The 46th President will appear before reporters today at 13.15 ET (17.15 GMT) and you can watch the whole thing live here on this page and follow our live blog updates on the page below.

While Biden has periodically taken questions from reporters, he has not yet had a full press conference since taking office.

The president has been criticized by conservative and even political allies for his delay in holding a formal press conference.

By this point in their terms, Donald Trump and George H W Bush had each held five press conferences, Bill Clinton four, George W Bush three, Barack Obama two and Ronald Reagan one.

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