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(National Journal) — White House senior strategist David Axelrod defended President Obama on MSNBC’s Morning Joe Tuesday, taking host Joe Scarborough to task for his criticism of the president.

Axelrod took issue with two of the TV host’s claims: that President Obama was unprepared to take office, and that Obama has been unable to work with Congress.

“I saw him make a lot of decisions that were very courageous,” Axelrod said of the president.

“We walked into the worst economy and biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression,” as well as two wars, Axelrod said. He praised the way Obama worked to stabilize the financial system and the auto industry, and noted that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was killed on Obama’s watch.