President Joe Biden did not take questions following a White House event on Tuesday and appeared to freeze up at the event’s conclusion.
Biden was holding an event with his Competition Council on efforts his administration is making to lower costs and right “corporate rip-offs.” The president said he would not take questions after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin finished speaking.
“I better not start the questions; I’ll get in trouble,” Biden said before lowering the microphone.
He then froze for several seconds as reporters shouted questions, hoping the president would change his mind and answer their question.
The freeze up from the president comes as he is facing questions about his age and mental acuity heading into a fierce election matchup against former President Donald Trump in November.
During events and remarks in recent years, the 81-year-old Biden
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