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THIS is the embarrassing moment Joe Biden's live feed was cut off by the White House after he offered to take questions from lawmakers.
In the virtual event with the House Democratic Caucus on Wednesday, Biden closed his remarks by calling on Democrats to help "restore faith" in the government.
"I'd be happy to take questions if that's what I'm supposed to do, Nance," Biden told the Speaker.
"Whatever you want me to do."
The livestream ended seconds later after a brief pause from Biden.
Biden has increasingly come under fire for not holding a formal press conference and taking questions from reporters in the six weeks since taking office.
The rare instances where the US president does take questions are often limited to a pool of pre-selected reporters.
opinion: Most likely better to abruptly cut the live feed and keep people thinking you don't have the ability to answer non scripted question; than to keep it open and prove you can't."I'd be happy to take questions if that's what I'm supposed to do, Nance," Biden told the Speaker.
"Whatever you want me to do."
The livestream ended seconds later after a brief pause from Biden.
Biden has increasingly come under fire for not holding a formal press conference and taking questions from reporters in the six weeks since taking office.
The rare instances where the US president does take questions are often limited to a pool of pre-selected reporters.