Just over 60 days after coming to power, the president of U.S, Joe Biden, participates this Thursday in his first press conference, at a time of growing challenges, from immigration to the debate on the possession of weapons.

The Democrat has waited much longer than his predecessors to undergo an exercise that can be risky.

The long-awaited meeting in Washington is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. (5:15 p.m. GMT) in the prestigious East Room of the White House, with a limited number of journalists due to restrictions by the covid-19.

It was in that room, which houses an imposing portrait of George Washington, that Donald Trump participated, just over four years ago, in a difficult exchange with journalists, during which he ended up letting his frustration explode.

In recent days, several crises have thwarted the White House’s plans to continue the “Help is here” tour, aimed at promoting the merits of the gigantic $1.9 trillion economic aid plan approved by the Congress and widely popular with the American people.

Two successive shootings, in massage parlors in Atlanta (Georgia) and then in a supermarket in Boulder (Colorado), have rocked the United States.

Though Joe Biden has called on Congress to act, demanding in particular a ban on assault rifles, this sequence has highlighted the limited room for maneuver for Democrats on Capitol Hill, where they only have narrow majorities.

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