Check out this AP article that says the president was unaware or port deal.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1583434/posts
While Bush has adamantly defended the deal, the White House acknowledged that he did not know about it until recently.
"He became aware of it over the last several days," McClellan said. Asked if Bush did not know about it until it was a done deal, McClellan said, "That's correct."
The question for me is WHO in the WH made this announcement? The press has been prating endlessly about how this WH is so secret, so who is it that talked to the press?