With Biden on vacation, someone has to deliver the gaffes.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – With Team USA in the heat of Olympic competition in London, President Obama today made a surprise visit to the national training facility that helped many of those athletes get there. He also hailed America’s two newest gold-medal teams.
“We have to give a special shout out to the women’s soccer team today, avenging the loss in the World Cup,” Obama said of the 2-1 USA victory over Japan in the Olympic final outside the U.S. Olympic Training Facility. “Water polo had a tremendous performance too,” he said.
Obama toured a weight room and wrestling gym at the training center, greeting aspiring young Olympians and para-Olympians who took a break from their workouts to shake hands and snap photos.
“I didn’t mean to bust up your routine, but I guess it gives you a rest,” Obama quipped as he walked among athletes standing by free-weights and dumbbells.
In the wrestling area, covered by a large blue, yellow and red mat, Obama walked along — sans shoes — to shake hands with younger athletes preparing for the Junior World Wrestling championships in Bangkok in September.
“This looks like a pretty young crew,” he said. ” You know, for wrestlers you smell pretty good.”