President Joe Biden is venturing into the lion’s den this weekend at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
A tough gig before a tough crowd, Biden’s at-times tense relationship with the press will be placed to one side for one night, but that will not stop reporters and news executives from appraising his performance.
Biden was able to silence most Democratic critics concerned about his age and mental acuity before November’s general election against former President Donald Trump with his State of the Union address last month, at least for now. Since his State of the Union on March 7, Biden’s average job approval has improved from net negative 17 percentage points to net negative 15.5 points, according to RealClearPolitics.
But with Trump having a slight edge in national polls, per the same aggregator, Biden is under pressure to put his best foot forward when he steps…
