Looking at this more, it might be legit. The phone screen shows him standing alone in the middle of the grass, with the same white tent behind him. The CNN image, I think, was taken from a distance and focused on Joe, and from that perspective it makes it appear that the people in the foreground are very close to him. He may very well have been standing alone in the grass; if the people in the foreground were in close proximity to him, then they would also be in focus.
Looking at this more, it might be legit. The phone screen shows him standing alone in the middle of the grass, with the same white tent behind him. The CNN image, I think, was taken from a distance and focused on Joe, and from that perspective it makes it appear that the people in the foreground are very close to him. He may very well have been standing alone in the grass; if the people in the foreground were in close proximity to him, then they would also be in focus.
Media did something similar during Covid, to falsely portray that the beaches were crowded. Here's a link to that.... https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/sep/13/picture-imperfect-why-photos-of-crowded-beaches-may-not-be-what-they-seem
Yeah, it's just the perspective.
Pink shirt you can see in the phone preview can be seen here: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/president-of-the-united-states-joe-biden-delivers-off-the-news-photo/2159970183?adppopup=true
And the dark barrier with the circular logo can be seen here: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/president-of-the-united-states-joe-biden-delivers-off-the-news-photo/2159978541?adppopup=true