.@MajorCBS hits a second homer.
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) July 15, 2015
CBS’s Major Garrett had a great question for President Obama at today’s Iran deal presser on the four Americans currently held hostage in Iran (3 in custody, 1 whereabouts unknown) and why their release wasn’t part of the overall agreement.
Garrett asked, “Can you tell the country, sir, why you are content, with all the fanfare around this deal, to leave the conscious of this nation, the strength of this nation, unaccounted for in relation to these four Americans?”
Ouch!
President Obama, however, was visibly angry at the question and snapped at Garrett, “You should know better.”
Obama pissed at that Major Garrett question. Scolds him to "know better." Ouch.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) July 15, 2015
So Obama doesn't much like @MajorCBS today for posing a tough question about US citizens held by Iran. Too bad.
— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) July 15, 2015
Obama wags his finger at Major Garrett. "You should know better."
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) July 15, 2015
"That's nonsense, and you should know better." – Obama to Major Garrett, who asked about celebrating deal while Americans still held by Iran
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) July 15, 2015
@MajorCBS Thank u Major Garrett for asking the question that we all were thinking but u had the balls to ask.Hostages are kind of a big deal
— KAREN D (@Kazport) July 15, 2015
Obama has an issue with how Major Garrett crafts his questions but it's no different than how he crafts his answers. Unbearable to watch.
— AM (@annmicheles) July 15, 2015
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Obama got angry w @MajorCBS daring to ask about the US hostages left behind in Iran. Then he doesn't answer the question. #jackass
— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) July 15, 2015
I'm waiting on someone to tell me which part of @MajorCBS's question was inaccurate.
— BT (@back_ttys) July 15, 2015
I'm sure that's the last question Major Garrett will ever get to ask the Prez. @MajorCBS #ObamaSpeech
— Deplorable Dave❌ (@Radiocop) July 15, 2015
Of course, President Obama never did answer the question:
Meanwhile, he never said anything about what we can do to liberate the Americans effectively held hostage in Iran.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) July 15, 2015
Video of the exchange here:
.@MajorCBS asks Pres. Obama about American citizens detained in Iran amid deal signing: http://t.co/w22bIsyNNW http://t.co/Q4RjxwxdiK
— CBSN (@CBSNLive) July 15, 2015
And thank you, Major, for asking the question that needed to be asked.
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