Obama to hold prime time presser Wednesday
President Obama will hold a prime time press conference on Wednesday, the White House announced today via Twitter:
You heard it here first: Primetime presidential news conference at the White House, Wed. 7/22 @ 9PM EDT
One would expect Obama to push healthcare reform in his opening statement, as he did during his remarks today. The White House is fighting hard to get healthcare passed before the August recess, though the reticence of some key centrist Senators has made that goal more difficult.
On a side note: Wednesday at 9 PM? Networks can’t be thrilled about that…
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