Posted on 06/08/2015 4:28:05 PM PDT by Libloather
President Barack Obama said on Monday that he never told his G7 meeting counterparts that the strong U.S. dollar posed a 'problem' for the United States.
Having a strong currency typically weighs on the competitiveness of a country's industries and exports.
Speaking to reporters after the G7 summit, Obama denied a report by an unidentified French official that he had voiced concern about the strength of the dollar during a discussion of the world economy.
'First of all,' he said, 'don't believe unnamed quotes. I did not say that. And I make a practice of not commenting on the daily fluctuations of the dollar or any other currency.'
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Dinesh was more correct about this guy then he imagined on his very most paranoid day.
You can parse this one with half your brain tied behing you back. "I did not say that" - I said something very close, but not the words you quoted.
"And- I make a practice of not commenting on the daily fluctuations of the dollar or any other currency" - So who's talking about daily fluctuations? The president was quoted as talking about relative strengths of currencies.
I believe the Frech dood too.
The only person that believes what Obama says is Obama!
And 52% of the country.
There has to be a vid, unless NSA already took care of it.
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