Five Key Moments From Joe Biden’s Longer-Than-Expected Press Conference

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The biggest surprise from Joe Biden’s presidential press conference was its length: At nearly two hours, it was as if he was trying to compete with Donald Trump for making his meetings with the media more like a marathon.It also affirmed what White House correspondents have long argued, that the fleeting moments of availability Biden tends of give are no match for the traditional press conference.

In a less frantic setting, reporters were able to multiple questions and then follow up, not just on what they asked but on the answers that Biden gave to others.The press conference also gave more of a sense of  Biden unscripted, perhaps more of what he really thinks, even if his declaration that “I don’t believe the polls” is a bit of a familiar talking point for politicians when their numbers are sagging.

What we saw was a better and more authentic sense of Biden — emphatic on some points, prickly on others, and perhaps a bit too candid on some topics.Biden stopped himself at one point.

In talking about the provocations of Vladimir Putin, there was one moment when Biden caught himself as he explained what had to happen for the situation to recede. “There’s room to work if he wants to do that, but I think as usual he is going to … I am not going to go any further.”Here’s five moments that stood out:Putin’s provocations: The situation in Russia and Ukraine was one of the dominant topics throughout the press conference, as Biden warned Putin that his country has “never seen the sanctions like the ones I have promised” if Russia invades.Although he was candid when he said that Russia would enter the country, he talked of NATO disagreement if there was a “minor incursion.”“It depends on what he does, to what extent we get total