Other “journalists” were not quite as obsequious, but none asked really probing questions, not did anyone try to pin him down on inconsistencies or clearly dishonest answers. My thought throughout the show was “I hope the Russians and Chinese aren’t able to watch this.” They would certainly have noticed that he was referring to notes for the press questions, and still was not very sharp.

My concern is still that Xi Jinping will decide this is a good time to invade Taiwan. Biden wouldn’t have a clue how to respond.

In fact, I believe the Vice President and a majority of the cabinet (8/15) would exercise the Section 4 of the 25th Amendment today if they all saw the press conference and thought about it a little.
Not good.. Kamala is in.

He is the perfect symbol of our decline.

They’ll keep him there as long as they need him. They know the press will cooperate, so it’s possible to go prop him up for quite a long time if necessary.

On the other hand, I guess he could just fester and get worse but he’s a national security risk. Again, I am in disbelief that this guy is the president. I would imagine many around the world are as well.

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/03/biden-meets-the-press.php

Meanwhile, from generally following the news I have gleaned the following:

1) Biden read out of a briefing book, which press secretaries sometimes do, but presidents, as far as I know, never.

[IIRC The press mocked Kelly Ann Conway for her reference books.]

2) The press was adoring. A reporter from PBS prefaced a question about the border with the observation that the problems there result from the fact that Biden is a “moral, decent man.” He’s putting kids in cages the decent way, evidently. Shockingly, that reporter never said anything of the sort to President Trump.

3) An eerie silence prevailed during the press conference. Reporters held their breath as Biden weaved for minutes at a time through bizarre chains of association, hoping they would have some idea what he was talking about. This is in sharp contrast with President Trump’s press conferences, where he would get 10 seconds into an answer and the air would be filled with reporters trying to interrupt.

4) Biden blatantly lied about the border. I think this is why the press conference was called on short notice: the border is a disaster and the administration is starting to bleed politically. So Biden resorted to the typical expedient of the Democratic Party politician. He lied, absurdly claiming that the large majority of illegal immigrants are being turned back at the border, contrary to all news reports and video documentation.

[Rich Lowry & Michael Goodwin mention quite a few more lies from the presser. Is anyone keeping count? He may pass Trump’s alleged total before Kamala gets to take over.]

5) There is some reason to think that the questions were all planted. When Democratic Party reporters were called on and asked questions–outlets that might not be with the program were not called on–Biden would flip to the appropriate place in his briefing book to remind himself what to say. At the end, he deferred to the Univision reporter for a long series of questions and answers.

[They don’t even need Candy Crowley now.]

6) Biden looks weird. Scott has referred to him as the gentleman from Madame Tussaud’s, and that is certainly what he looked like today. Plastic surgery has smoothed his wax-life face to a degree that, for a 78-year-old man, could be considered troubling. But reporters look at him and see nothing amiss. Or, more realistically, they see it but they wouldn’t dream of mentioning it. They are on his team.

That is the main takeaway from today’s news conference. It was an intimate affair, and Joe Biden was among friends.

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/biden-is-lying/

https://nypost.com/2021/03/25/biden-lies-and-the-media-doesnt-question-it-goodwin/

https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/secret-service-may-have-inserted-itself-case-hunter-bidens-gun
“Report: Hunter Biden-owned gun left in trashcan near high school, police investigated 2018 incident
Secret Service sought to take possession of paperwork documenting purchase of weapon, were rebuffed by gun shop owner, according to Politico sources.”

He bought a gun and his wife threw it in the trash; when they went back, it was already gone.

Even the Democrats are worried about that little detail.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/house-democrats-want-president-biden-eliminate-presidential-sole-authority
“More than two dozen House Democrats ask Biden to relinquish sole authority to launch nuclear weapons
“We respectfully request that you, as president, review ways in which you can end the sole authority you have to launch a nuclear attack, and to install additional checks and balances into the system,” the letter states.”

This has not been lost on our foreign observers.

Did Biden come up with that on the spot or was it a bungled version of something on his cheat sheets?

It would be sort of charming if a six year-old made that up. Less so for the Leader of the Free World.