President Barack Obama stood by his remarks comparing the Republican Party to hard-line Iranians chanting “death to America.”
Then he went on vacation.
Despite the uproar from the opposition, including a call from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for the president to retract his words, Obama doubled down on his offending point of view during a CNN interview set to air Sunday morning.
“What I said is absolutely true, factually,” Obama told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria.
“The truth of the matter is, inside of Iran, the people most opposed to the deal are the Revolutionary Guard, the Quds Force, hardliners who are implacably opposed to any cooperation with the international community,” he said.
Watch Zakaria discuss the interview in this video posted on social media by CNN:
.@FareedZakaria previews his interview with @POTUS about the #IranDeal http://t.co/dU2GFN5TFQ http://t.co/pyiOeaGNBm
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 7, 2015
You get the sense that Obama feels invincible at this point, and given all he’s managed to pull off and the continued media adulation, it easy to see why.
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So much so that even though it’s still very much up in the air whether Congress approves his “historic” nuclear deal with Iran, and even though he just lost key Democratic leader Sen. Chuck Schumer’s support, the president jetted off to tony Martha’s Vineyard for his annual summer vacation.
CBS News White House corespondent Mark Knoller posted a photo of a now-familiar site: the Obamas heading toward Marine One for holiday, then up onto Air Force One:
Almost vacation time. Pres and Mrs Obama and daughter Sasha walk out to Marine One. pic.twitter.com/hr6xrbyHFA
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 7, 2015
Air Force One wheels up. pic.twitter.com/Vn2hRQ6xdA
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 7, 2015
Schumer’s defection may result in the swanky getaway’s becoming a “working” vacation, according to Knoller:
.@PressSec now says @POTUS could make some Iran deal lobbying calls to members of Congress while on vacation. Initially said he doubted it.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 7, 2015
Pres Obama looks in vacation mode – no tie or jacket – as he & @FLOTUS arrive on Martha’s Vineyard for 17day stay. pic.twitter.com/VrdX5na2LQ
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 7, 2015
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The longest-tenured writer at BizPac Review, Tom grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills.
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