Obama's open mic slip on missile defense system
CBS 301,483 views Mar 26, 2012
President Obama was overheard on an open mic giving outgoing Russian President Medevev a candid political assessment of his ability to deal with relations between the U.S. and Russia, saying he would have more flexibility after the election. Bill Plante reports.
Obama's Open Mic Remark, Romney's Pounce, and Medvedev's Hollywood Joke
Slate 241K subscribers 5,608 views Mar 27, 2012
The microphone is often a friend to Barack Obama …unless he doesn't know it's on.
Yesterday the president landed in hot water for an offhand remark picked up by a hot mic at a South Korea conference, suggesting to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that after he won his second term, a dispute over putting a U.S. missile defense system in Europe could be resolved.
Some Republicans pounced, saying Obama was placing political calculation ahead of America's strategic safety. GOP candidate Mitt Romney called the comments alarming because Russia was America's primary geopolitical foe. Romney later said he didn't think the Obama could recover from the slip-up.
The president responded to press Tuesday saying his words—while not meant to be public—were in line with his stated goals of reducing nuclear weapons stockpiles.
Medvedev also shot back, suggesting that Romney's jab sounded like old-fashioned Cold War talk—or a Hollywood plotline. He does have a point … haven't we all moved on to worrying about China?
Barack Obama in open microphone gaffe with Dmitry Medvedev
The Telegraph 5.94M subscribers 730,330 views Mar 26, 2012
President Barack Obama was caught on microphone telling Dmitry Medvedev that he would have more flexibility after November's election deal with contentious issues such as missile defence.
Hot Mic: President Obama Tells Russia to Wait on Missile Defense Until After the Election
GOP War Room 146K subscribers 11,923 views Mar 26, 2012
Ed Henry of Fox News Reports on Obama's hot mic moment telling Medvedev he will deal with the missile defense system after the election (March 26, 2012).