Reporter to Obama: U.S. ‘Would Not Accept a Loss of Sovereignty We’ve Had to Accept’

‘Do you still think it was the right decision to intervene in this debate?’

REPORTER: "Mr. president, you yourself acknowledge the controversial timing of your comments on the E.U. referendum and the spirited debate that we are having here. And I think you are right. In the weeks before your arrival here, leave campaigners have said that you are acting hypocritically, America would not accept the loss of sovereignty that we have had to accept as part of the E.U.. America would not accept the levels of immigration from Mexico that we have to accept from the E.U.. And therefore, in various degrees of politeness, they have said to you that you should keep your views to yourself. (Laughter) With that in mind, Mr. president, do you still think it was the right decision to intervene in this debate? And can I ask you this; crucially what happens if the U.K. does decide in June to leave the European Union?”

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