Earnest on TPP: Obama ‘Reminded’ Democrats ‘He Fought as a Community Organizer’

Earnest on Democrats "Insulted" By Obama Push For Trade Deal: "Reminded Them He Fought As Community Organizer" (RealClearPolitics)

At the White House briefing today, Josh Earnest addressed reports that House Democrats felt "insulted" after a Capitol Hill visit by President Obama to push the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal itself and to fast track it.

"Is the president concerned that his meeting with Democrats on the Hill this morning backfired in anyway?" the reporter asked at Friday's briefing. "Some Democrats leading that meeting said they felt insulted, says the president tried to impugn their integrity when he told them to play it straight on the TAA vote. Is he worried that he may have frayed relations going into what might be another vote on TAA next week?"