A very, very nervous Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) just spoke with reporters, confirming that his party leadership approached him after his “You lie!” outburst last night, and that he contacted the white House to apologize.
“Well I, uh, last night heard from the leadership that they, uh, wanted me to contact the White House, uh, and state that, uh, my, uh, statements, uh, were inappropriate,” said Wilson. “I did, I’m very grateful that the White House, in talking with them, uh, they indicated that they appreciated the call and that we needed to have a civil discussion about the health care issues. And I certainly agree with that.”
Wilson then mounted a defense of the substance of his complaint — insisting that the health care bill would cover illegal immigrants. Non-partisan fact-checkers have disagreed.
