Joe Biden says his administration has ‘outperformed’ in bruising first year

President touts coronavirus relief aid and infrastructure law but acknowledges pandemic is unfinished job

I don't believe the polls': Biden gives testy press conference

Joe Biden on Wednesday conceded that the unshakable threat of the Covid-19 pandemic had left many Americans demoralized, but insisted that his administration had outperformed" expectations despite the myriad crises facing the nation during his first year in office.

Speaking to reporters in the East Room of the White House for his first news conference in months, the US president said he was confident Democrats could pass big chunks" of his sprawling domestic policy bill currently stalled in the Senate before the 2022 midterm elections.