We broke this story yesterday. Daily Mail and other media have cited our story. Here they are following up, asking Obama’s spokesman, how can he explain all the visits, including 47 meetings with Obama himself?
Via Daily Mail:
President Obama’s chief spokesman dodged questions on Wednesday about Creamer and condemned the activity depicted in the Project Veritas Action footage, while claiming the group itself is unreliable.
‘I’ve been asked about videos that have come from this outlet in the past, and each time I’ve tried to urge people to take those reports not at face value – not just with a grain of salt but maybe even a whole package of salt,’ White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters.
‘Because despite what the name [Veritas] might suggest, these videos have not often revealed the truth.’
Earnest did not cite examples.Pressed to explain how the videos could be misleading if Creamer has been tossed overboard, Earnest admitted: ‘That is true, and so that’s why I’m reluctant to comment directly on the videos themselves.’
‘It is completely inappropriate to resort to violence to advance a political goal. And that certainly is a principle that the president strongly believes in,’ he said.
He wouldn’t, however, address the question of why a felon was allowed to visit the White House 342 times.