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And Gavin Newsom weighs in on the Dianne Feinstein situation.

Thursday’s White House press briefing featured an embarrassing performance by the ever-inept Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre as she tried to defend and explain away an infamous photo captured of President Biden holding a card Wednesday afternoon with the name of a reporter he called on (Courtney Subramanian of the Los Angeles Times) and a typed-out question that was close to the one she asked.

White House denies president was fed in advance a question asked by a reporter

Len Berman and Michael Riedel in the Morning.

Did you hear about President Joe Biden's use of Q&A cheat sheets? Listen to longtime White House Correspondent Jon Decker on Syracuse's Morning News!

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said it was “entirely normal” for Biden to be holding a cheat sheet with advance knowledge of a journalist’s question.

Reporters pressed White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on a Los Angeles Times reporter's question being prewritten on a cheat sheet.

Len Berman and Michael Riedel in the Morning.

Presidential visits abroad are normally covered as headline-worthy events, but President Joe Biden’s visit to Northern Ireland to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday agreement hasn’t generated much interest from the American press.

In the final White House press briefing ahead of President Biden’s trip to Ireland and Northern Ireland, a few reporters blasted the administration for yet again shielding the bumbling, stumbling commander-in-chief from even friendly questioners in the press corps.