Earnest: ‘As the Father of Two Teenage Girls,’ Obama Gets Importance of Global Warming

‘The president does feel passion around this’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:

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KEY: “Okay, I think I've got it.”

OBAMA: “Many crazy. What about our kids. What kind of stupid, short-sighted, irresponsible bull – “

KEY: “Whoa, whoa, hey!”

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TAPPER: “Josh, I know it was a joke, but isn't that actually closer to how President Obama really feels about this issue, that kind of passion and frankly anger?”

EARNEST: “ Well, Jake, I think you're right, the president does feel passion around this. As a parent of two teenage girls, he understands this is a basket future question about the countries and our planned. For a long time we've seen politicians in Washington, D.C. Resist taking any serious steps on this issue, because the politics are tough. Frankly you covered the president's campaign in 2007, 2008, you know this is exactly the kind of issue he ran as president to confront.”

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