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"OBAMA RAISES HIS VOICE, SCOLDS APPARENT REPORTER DURING SPEECH"
Daily Caller reporter Neil Munro shouted a question at President Obama today in the Rose Garden, asking, "Mr President, why do you favor foreign workers over Americans?"
The president stopped his remarks to respond, asking the man to let him finish and saying, "Excuse me sir, it's not time for questions … not while I'm speaking."
But the exchange didn't stop there. Obama later returned to the reporter's question, saying sternly, "In response to you sir, and next time I ask you to wait until I'm finished, this is the right thing to do." The reporter interrupted yet again, prompting the president to say, "I didn't ask for an argument. Here is the reason…"
He went on to explain that he believes it's not okay to treat the specified young illegals as expendable and that it "makes no sense to expel talented young people" who are essentially Americans. He says he was taking the action in the absence of action by Congress "to fix our broken system."
(h/t) Fox News Insider
DAILY CALLER RELEASES A STATEMENT:
Neil Munro, White House Correspondent: "I always go to the White House prepared with questions for our president. I timed the question believing the president was closing his remarks, because naturally I have no intention of interrupting the President of the United States. I know he rarely takes questions before walking away from the podium. When I asked the question as he finished his speech, he turned his back on the many reporters, and walked away while I and at least one other reporter asked questions."
Tucker Carlson, Editor-in-Chief: "I don't remember Diane Sawyer scolding her colleague Sam Donaldson for heckling President Reagan. And she shouldn't have. A reporter's job is to ask questions and get answers. Our job is to find out what the federal government is up to. Politicians often don't want to tell us. A good reporter gets the story. We're proud of Neil Munro."
Neil Patel, Publisher: "The President today announced a very controversial policy and does not want to answer tough questions about it. Neil Munro is a veteran Washington reporter who today tried his best to time his question to be first as the President was wrapping up his remarks. He in no way meant to heckle the President of the United States."
