Carney Defends New Yorker Interview: Obama’s Position on Pot ‘Hasn’t Changed’

Carney Tries to Clarify Obama’s Pot Comments: ‘Position Hasn’t Changed’ (Mediaite)

As he certainly could have anticipated, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney was faced with questions at Wednesday’s press briefing regarding various statements President Barack Obama made to David Remnick in this week’s New Yorker profile. One of those questions concerned what appeared to be news-making statements from Obama endorsing the legalization “experiments” currently unfolding in Colorado and Washington state.

“The president’s position on these matters hasn’t changed,” Carney assured the reporters in the room, before laying out the points Obama was trying to make with his statements. He said it’s important to look at the president’s full comments, rather than taking individual soundbites out of context.