Politico raised eyebrows late Monday after publishing an article praising President Biden for a "largely gaffe-free" debut as commander-in-chief, despite the president's extremely limited availability to the press.
The evening edition of Politico's Transition Playbook, which bills itself as a "guide to the first 100 days of the Biden administration," questioned whether the new president, who has a reputation as a "gaffe machine," has become a "disciplined messenger."
"Two and a half months in, that’s undoubtedly the case," Politico answered its own question. "The president so far has surprised some of his former colleagues and allies with a largely gaffe-free White House debut after a lifetime of verbal stumbles."