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Obama tangles with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer over immigration book
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| Contributor | Craverguy |
| Last Edited | Craverguy Jan 25, 2012 11:21pm |
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| Author | David Nakamura |
| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Thursday, January 26, 2012 04:20:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | PHOENIX — President Obama is used to tangling with Republicans in Congress. On Wednesday, he sparred with one on a tarmac.
Arriving in this Southwestern city on the second stop of his post-State of the Union tour, Obama descended the stairs of Air Force One and was greeted by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, who was among the local politicians waiting for him in a customary receiving line.
Such moments are designed photo ops designed to burnish the image of the president and the politicians. This time, it quickly turned into a dust-up in the desert.
Brewer attempted to hand Obama a letter, which she later told reporters was an invitation to sit down with her to discuss “Arizona’s comeback” and to tour the U.S.-Mexican border with her.
“I thought we probably would’ve talked about the things that were important to him and important to me, helping one another,” Brewer said later. “Our country is upside down. Arizona was upside down. But we have turned it around. I know again that he loves this country and I love this country.”
That’s when things went sour. Obama and Brewer engaged in what reporters described as an “intense exchange,” with the Republican governor pointing her finger at the president and the two appearing to talk over each other.
The exchange ended when Obama abruptly walked away as Brewer appeared to still be speaking, according to a summary provided by reporters in the press pool that shadows the president on his trips. |
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