You can’t tell him what to do — he’s president. But just how serious is the situation with Iran tonight? Reports say that 10 sailors, including nine men and one woman, aren’t likely to be released until tomorrow, if then. That’s good news for the president, who has a big speech to deliver tonight and really doesn’t need any more distractions. Don’t expect any last-minute rewrites to reflect this afternoon’s developments either.
Just now: No plans for POTUS to address detention of US sailors in #SOTU @Psaki44 tells @wolfblitzer
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) January 12, 2016
Not tweaking POTUS speech to reflect Iran situation @Psaki44 tells @wolfblitzer
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 12, 2016
@Acosta @Psaki44 @wolfblitzer …and people wonder how he is referred to as "tone deaf."
— Christopher Suprun (@TheChrisSuprun) January 12, 2016
“It we pretend 10 of our sailors aren’t in Iranian custody, maybe everyone will forget about it?”
“Brilliant!" https://t.co/dLHjq7tblX
— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) January 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/KirstenPowers/status/687051437977788416
@KirstenPowers Add it to the list of things they should rethink. It's a very,very, long list.
— Gary Hanshaw (@ghanshaw627) January 12, 2016
@KirstenPowers A delightful change if the President announced deliberate action to recover our sailors/soldiers in SOTUS tonight? NFW
— Oratorio Sphinctus (@ECrustius) January 12, 2016
WH Communications Director Jen Psaki tells CNN that Iranian incident will not be addressed in the State of the Union.
— Bob Cusack (@BobCusack) January 12, 2016
But he really loves the troops guys. Really. https://t.co/E31XpoJvMt
— Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) January 12, 2016
Don’t expect any photos tomorrow of the president and his closest aides gathered around a TV monitor.
So we know @POTUS is not in the Situation Room dealing with #Iran crisis. He’s polishing his speech, high on himself https://t.co/xEzMu0cF1u
— Joel B. Pollak (@joelpollak) January 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/Lynne_Shine/status/687042085590020097
If you would like to see what the president is up to “live,” you can check out his pre-SOTU speech Facebook video, in which he shares a few personal thoughts before the big event. Don’t blame us if the frame capture looks like he’s rehearsing his speech in front of the old Choom Gang.
President Obama just chilling in the Oval Office on Facebook https://t.co/NlwmprSPlH pic.twitter.com/JrSBW68JfY
— Michael Rusch (@weeddude) January 12, 2016
Someone get the man one of those “Chillary” drink koozies for goodness sake.