Jen Psaki live updates – Biden press secretary gives briefing after admitting she tells president ‘DON’T take questions’

WHITE House Press Secretary Jen Psaki is set to give a press briefing on Friday after she revealed she advises Joe Biden “not to take questions.”

The communications aide told CNN anchor David Axelrod last night that the president takes questions “nearly every day” he’s out with the press corps.

Psaki admitted that she has warned Biden about not answering questions outside of press conferences.

She said: “In fact, a lot of times we say ‘Don’t take questions,’ you know, but he’s going to do what he wants to do because he’s the president.

“We’re never going to satisfy the White House press corps and their desires for access. And I think there have been mistakes made in the past of trying to do that.”

Psaki recalled the moment she thought she would be fired after Biden once took questions from pool reporters three times in a day.

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.”