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Tapper on Obama’s European Tour
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ABC White House Correspondent Jake Tapper on the president’s trip through Europe and his historic speech before Parliament.
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- Date May 25, 2011
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ABC White House Correspondent Jake Tapper on the president’s trip through Europe and his historic speech before Parliament.
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Good morning mr.
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So all present members in Cameron got to have this press conference -- they'll.
Yeah they're gonna have its start coming in I would -- -- -- full press conference to questions firm the American press to questions from the British press usually.
Pre determined who's gonna ask the questions.
But today thankfully the this trip -- took matters of substance after two days of a lot of fun parts.
It's.
We'll be talking about Libya and Afghanistan.
Global economic struggle.
Matters of importance which is good because I'm kind of part of covering half.
Now sold it to questions will be just about -- council.
I would think.
There -- -- -- there is this tension beneath the surface that the British.
And -- for that matter -- -- US to contribute more.
To the military intervention in Libya and and and prime minister Cameron just announced the withdrawal from but I think about 450 British troops from Afghanistan.
Even though there are some of the British military -- commanders of the broad British military -- who don't want that would drop to start.
Just yet so.
There are some tension there in terms of our contributions still there's two military efforts -- -- obviously.
They've got a lot of -- -- is gonna replace can't hear from Dominic Strauss-Kahn and the British have.
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As this assay able to present travelers fumbling his toast of the claim that.
So really awkward.
So you know we included -- in -- besides I don't worldnews.
-- nobody in our start this again it's just this morning and -- Apparently the -- orchestra are.
-- that the president.
Had finished his -- He had not and so they started playing god save the queen when he was not done talking yet.
And it was this really awkward my hope there.
Him -- and older guys hit the queen which is like you know our kindled.
Talking over the national -- some except he was actually standing next to the queens it was even more or perhaps it was so weird moment pattern that you can.
It would definitely been miscommunication between the president and the orchestra.
-- we -- us this morning and it's.
It just looked awkward near where -- wonder what forms a small sedan themselves.
Yeah I don't know I mean a bid to queen just kind of -- there are.
Smiling awkwardly and and comfortably it reminded me of when people talk too long during her Oscar speech.
You know and the answer is planning to get -- stage you know.
You know for -- best screenplay winner.
-- -- You're gonna do with that the president -- recognized.
The ability to -- stop been admitting it 1 morning about one more -- to -- hope.
I don't know you could just stop in the middle of Shakespeare said that both the -- orchestra are it and the president both just decided -- this -- comfortable but I guess we'll just keep going.
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It was horrible effect.
Tomorrow I get on my -- and confused tomorrow we have one more day here reminded and then tomorrow we -- the -- -- that's -- the -- actual -- this.
Of this week -- trip starts -- the G-8 summit and then there's one day tacked on at the end in Poland.
When is it addressed parliament later today I don't.
Yet today today's speech to parliament I think -- and that it's the only the fourth time in our industry there that it that it visiting head of state has address.
The parliament it's it's rather than common.
Any discussion about -- of the presence of a return of the structure and on.
Because of the toward -- devastation.
Out of Missouri.
I -- I know that they discussed disability and ultimately they decided that -- this statement.
That the president gave yesterday on camera -- and in the presence of FEMA there'll boy is sufficient but -- Just say yeah there was discussion but ultimately decided to stay with the trip and the president as you know the government will visit Missouri on notice from that.
And a reaction from then but an administration.
Two they've been on the numbers rousing address.
-- congress for a got a senator innovation.
Indigenous innovation.
And I don't think you know.
It's it's.
It's different it's a frosty relationship -- between the president and prime minister Netanyahu -- they're not yet and aren't they're not particularly close trans I don't think sit.
The prime minister endeared himself to the president when he.
-- -- Jewish history lessons in the Oval Office.
Last week I don't know there was specifically response to.
To the speech because to do what the White House -- just look we we never said Israel needs to go back to the 1967 borders.
So when it.
Netanyahu or whomever say we will not go back to 67 borders -- not -- ready to curb what they're what the president's that was.
-- to be the basis for negotiation with mutually agreed on land swaps -- You know and obviously are actually I think what's more interesting is it's affected Steny Hoyer.
-- -- -- Number two Democrat in the council and Harry Reid number one Democrat in the senate.
Seem to.
Publicly break with President Obama on the issue of whether the US city to be laying out.
What the what the basis of negotiations on when it comes to territorial discussion should be they seem to disagree with -- very strongly and publicly.
Also accidental Clark -- -- honorable president.
Our presence in London this morning is gonna -- conference and Iran where we're -- sank in around 7:30 eastern time.
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And restart their starter late have you ever -- -- -- your show.
I used to before it was prime minister analysis has been prime minister.
So there's been very close -- magnified.
I've -- bigger gas inevitably I just I just from -- yesterday did notice until.
What would be be doing it 1967 conservative start with 67 borders he was as you know a student at Cheltenham high school and outside Philadelphia.
I mean.
Missed his -- graduation because he went back to Israel to fight -- the six -- war.
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