Radio host who interviewed Biden after debate reveals campaign sent her questions beforehand

Radio host Andrea Lawful-Sanders, who interviewed President Biden on Wednesday, revealed during a discussion on CNN that the president’s team provided a list of questions to approve prior to the interview.

CNN host Victor Blackwell said Saturday he listened to both interviews and said the questions were “essentially the same” in both. Biden spoke to Sanders who hosts “The Source” on WURD in Philadelphia, and Earl Ingram, who hosts “The Earl Ingram Show” on WMCS in Milwaukee.

“The questions were sent to me for approval. I approved them,” Sanders said. Blackwell noted the questions during both appearances were about his accomplishments, debate performance, progress in both Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, what’s at stake in the election, and what he would say to voters who are considering not voting in the presidential election.

Blackwell followed up, “So the White House sent the questions to you ahead of the interview?”

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“Yes, I got several questions, eight of them, and the four that were chosen were the ones that I approved,” Sanders continued.

“It’s not at all an uncommon practice for interviewees to share topics they would prefer. These questions were relevant to news of the day – the president was asked about this debate performance as well as what he’d delivered for black Americans. We do not condition interviews on acceptance of these questions, and hosts are always free to ask the questions they think will best inform their listeners. In addition to these interviews, the President also participated in a press gaggle yesterday as well as an interview with ABC. Americans have had several opportunities to see him unscripted since the debate,” Biden campaign spokesperson Lauren Hitt told Fox News Digital in a statement.

Blackwell said Biden’s team was not helping prove the “vigor” of the president by sending questions ahead of time.

“And the reason I ask is not a criticism of either of you, it’s just that if the White House is trying now to prove the vim, vigor, acuity of the president. I don‘t know how they do that by sending questions first before the interview so that the president knows what‘s coming,” Blackwell said.