One of the officials said they know this will be a “hard” press conference given the scale of issues the president is facing. They also expect that it will be framed in the setting of NATO and want to see the issue of the summit, happening this week in D.C. with NATO member nations discussed.
These officials say the White House does not see this as a singularly high-stakes moment; instead, they are framing it as part of a series of press engagements following the debate, including interviews with local and national outlets. More interviews are scheduled for next week.
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