President Obama sat down for a series of interviews with local television outlets Monday, one of which ended with some presidential scorn for a Texas reporter.
Brad Watson of WFAA-TV in Dallas met with Obama in the White House to discuss the president’s deficit plan and Texas politics. During their sitdown, he pressed Obama on his standing in the Lone Star State.
“Why are you so unpopular in Texas?” Watson asked the president.
Obama responded by claiming that the state had historically leaned Republican, but that he only “lost by a few percentage points” in 2008, perhaps a sign that politics in Texas were shifting.
“Well, you lost by about ten,” Watson corrected, prompting the president to reply, “If what you’re telling me is Texas is a conservative state, you’re absolutely right.”
After a few more chippy exchanges, Obama concluded the interview by telling Watson to “Let me finish my answers the next time we do an interview, all right?”
Obama similarly confronted Fox News’ Bret Baier during a testy interview last year in which the president accused the anchor of repeatedly interrupting him before he could fully respond to questioning.
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