President Obama Blasts GOP’s Iran Deal Backstabbing: ‘It Needs To Stop’
President Obama seems to have completely lost patience with Republican efforts to sabotage the nascent Iran nuclear deal, judging by his remarks Saturday evening. During a press conference to conclude the Summit of the Americas, at which he met with Cuban President Raul Castro for the first time, the President was asked repeatedly about recent comments by Republicans, as well as Iran’s supreme leader.
Asked if he’s bitten off more than he can chew by attempting politically difficult deals with Cuba and Iran, the President began with a laugh and a “No,” but his responses got steadily more harsh. He blasted Senate Republicans for their letter to Iran’s leaders, and singled out Sen. John McCain for “suggest(ing) that our Secretary of State, John Kerry ,who served in the United States Senate, a Vietnam veteran, who’s provided exemplary service to this nation, is somehow less trustworthy in the interpretation of what’s in a political agreement than the supreme leader of Iran,” and added “That’s an indication of the degree to which partisanship has crossed all boundaries.”
He concluded his response with what amounts to the closest thing to a warning that this president has issued on this subject, and he has not been shy to this point, either…READ MORE
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By: Tommy Christopher
Tommy Christopher is The Daily Banter's White House Correspondent and Political Analyst. He's been a political reporter and liberal commentator since 2007, and has covered the White House since the beginning of the Obama administration, first for PoliticsDaily, and then for Mediaite. Christopher is a frequent guest on a variety of television, radio, and online programs, and was the villain in the documentaries The Audacity of Democracy and Hating Breitbart. He's also That Guy Who Live-Tweeted His Own Heart Attack, and the only person to have ever received public apologies from both Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.
2 responses to President Obama Blasts GOP’s Iran Deal Backstabbing: ‘It Needs To Stop’
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tracey marie April 12th, 2015 at 22:51
Good Job Mr. President!!!
katkelly57 April 13th, 2015 at 01:15
Too bad he just can’t come out and say to them…”Eff off and die!”