* Joe Biden on Wednesday marked the anniversary of his inauguration with an almost two-hour press conference - his first in 78 days
* Biden has held fewer press conferences than any of his recent predecessors, with only nine in his first year, versus 21 by Trump and 28 by Obama
* The 79-year-old was asked to rate his performance in his first year and declared that he had 'over performed'
* Yet he was dogged by questions over the highest inflation in 40 years, the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan and more COVID deaths than any year
* Even Democrats such as Obama's speechwriter described his press conference as too long, while Republicans like Sean Hannity was scathing in their attacks
Joe Biden sought to reset his presidency in a marathon first year press conference on Wednesday, vowing to reconnect with voters and touting successes, in an almost two-hour performance that his critics derided as rambling and incoherent.
'I didn't overpromise, but I have probably outperformed what anybody thought would happen,' he said.
'Can you think of any other president that's done as much in one year?' Biden asked, ticking off the epic struggle against COVID-19 and trillions of dollars in government funding to save the US economy from pandemic fallout.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials On President Biden's Press Conference On January 19, 2022
Biden's news conference takes abrupt, lengthy turn -- AP
Biden Finally Lets Loose, in All His Messy Glory -- Walter Shapiro, New Republic
Defiant, Unapologetic: Biden's Marathon Presser -- Philip Wegmann, RCP
Carville: Biden Was Tough, Had ‘Stamina’ at Presser — ‘Today Was a Very Good Day’ -- Breitbart
Biden goes after Republicans in his one-year press conference -- Washington Post
Biden’s sense of reality is undercutting his own power -- Axios
Biden Takes Credit for Things He Shouldn't at Marathon Wednesday Press Conference -- Reason
Biden's press conference gets panned by critics: 'Total disaster' -- Yael Halon, FOX News
Biden’s press conference was an utter disaster -- NYPost editorial
Pollster says Biden news conference earned 'D' and 'F' grades from independents: 'Seems out of touch' -- FOX News
A Truly Disturbing Performance -- Rich Lowry, National Review
Biden makes staggering claim he's 'outperformed' expectations in first year as POTUS -- Tom Hussey, Express
Van Jones compares Biden to Reagan, calling out ‘foggy, meandering’ press conference -- The Grio
'Ajob not yet finished': 5 takeaways from Biden's press conference -- Alexander Nazaryan, Yahoo News
Five big takeaways from Biden's White House news conference -- The Hill
The 7 most important lines from Joe Biden's news conference -- Chris Cillizza, CNN
This is the worst answer Joe Biden gave at his press conference -- Chris Cillizza, CNN
AP FACT CHECK: Biden puffs up claims of virus, job gains -- AP
