President Joe Biden, at his first solo press conference since being sworn in, sought to defend his administration’s handling of the border crisis, touched upon Senate procedures such as the filibuster, and commented for the first time on whether he planned to run for reelection. The conference itself—65 days into his presidency—came after mounting pressure from critics and journalists wondering why Biden was taking so long to hold a briefing. Biden waited longer than any other president in four decades to hold the formal briefing on March 25. Before taking questions, he announced a new goal: a plan to administer 200 million vaccines by his 100th day in office. Biden blamed the surge at the border on his predecessor and claimed the vast majority of illegal border-crossers “are being sent back.” He said the surge of illegal immigrants, the largest in two decades, happens “every single” year and that “nothing …
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