Post by Logan on Jan 27, 2016 20:02:41 GMT -6
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and his aides have said a lot of nice things about Bernie Sanders, but not this one: He's ready to be president.
The key omission was particularly noticeable Wednesday as Obama and Sanders met for their first one-on-one since Sanders jolted the Democratic campaign and locked Hillary Clinton in an unexpectedly tight race.
The long-discussed meeting between Obama and his sometime critic was a moment for the president to display his public neutrality in the heated primary race to replace him — rebutting suggestions that he's in the tank for Clinton. For Sanders, it was a chance to show he's got some sway with a president who's still popular among Democrats.
"By and large, over the last seven years on major issue after major issue, I have stood by his side where he has taken on unprecedented Republican obstructionism and has tried to do the right thing for the American people," Sanders said after the meeting.
Read more: bigstory.ap.org/article/7792dead3be8434fb4057a2872d3bfa3/obama-meet-bernie-sanders-white-house
The key omission was particularly noticeable Wednesday as Obama and Sanders met for their first one-on-one since Sanders jolted the Democratic campaign and locked Hillary Clinton in an unexpectedly tight race.
The long-discussed meeting between Obama and his sometime critic was a moment for the president to display his public neutrality in the heated primary race to replace him — rebutting suggestions that he's in the tank for Clinton. For Sanders, it was a chance to show he's got some sway with a president who's still popular among Democrats.
"By and large, over the last seven years on major issue after major issue, I have stood by his side where he has taken on unprecedented Republican obstructionism and has tried to do the right thing for the American people," Sanders said after the meeting.
Read more: bigstory.ap.org/article/7792dead3be8434fb4057a2872d3bfa3/obama-meet-bernie-sanders-white-house