The Obama campaign defended holding campaign events in the wake of deadly attacks on U.S. consulates in Libya and Egypt, assuring the press that the president’s remarks will reflect the “tone of the events” that occured last Tuesday night.
“He has been monitoring this all day; he’ll receive briefings all day,” campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki said of President Obama aboard Air Force One on Wendesday. “If anything about his travel would have prevented his focus on this, that would be a different story.”
“But in his remarks today he will speak about the memory of the four people whose lives were lost, as he did this morning,” Psaki continued. “And his remarks will certainly — the tone of the events of today — or of last night will certainly be reflected in his remarks as well. As our view, it’s not a day of politics as usual, and that will be reflected in what he says this evening in Las Vegas.”
Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, and Vice President Joe Biden also held campaign events today.
