WASHINGTON — A defiant President Joe Biden defended his record on Wednesday, arguing he had not overpromised what he could accomplish in the White House, even as his first year in office came to a close with his party having made little progress on many of his key priorities.
Biden, conducting only his second solo press conference at the White House since taking office, admitted that he would have to break up his stalled social spending and climate bill to get it passed — but he largely chalked up frustration with his leadership to Americans being unaware of what Democrats had accomplished.
The president said he would be seeking input from outside experts more often and spending more time traveling the country in the lead-up to the midterm elections explaining to the public what lawmakers in his party sought to accomplish in the face of stiff opposition from elected Republicans.
