President Obama was asked Friday about his hot mic comments to then-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he would have more "flexibility" after the 2012 election.
In an interview with KRNV Reno, Obama pivoted directly to nuclear security — despite the fact that Medvedev and Obama were talking about the specific issue of European missile defense.
"This was specifically about how we deal with Russia and nuclear arms, Obama said. "That's something that was ratified on a bipartisan basis in the United States Senate."
"The discussion there very much just had to do with the fact that it's hard to negotiate additional treaties when i'm off campaigning and doing all kinds of stuff," Obama said.
The president came under widespread criticism after his hot mic remarks at a March nuclear summit implied that he would be in a better position to re-evaluate U.S. and European plans for an anti-ballistic missile shield in Europe after November.
Medvedev told Obama he would "transmit" the information to Vladmir Putin — the incoming president of Russia.
While Obama and Medvedev were at a nuclear summit hosted by the South Korean government, the particular issue they were discussing revolved around Russia's concerns about an expanded anti-ballistic missile shield being expanded to encompass countries like Romania, Poland and Turkey.
"At the time, Mr. Putin was still putting together a new government because he had just been reelected," Obama said. "When you're negotiating between major nuclear powers about something of so much importance, you want to make sure everybody's focused."
"The key point here is that we have to maintain a secure, effective nuclear deterrent," Obama said.
Mode fucking lies from tis disgusting traitor and slug.
