President Barack Obama declined to take a selfie Tuesday with a man who shook his hand as he headed out of the Capitol after delivering his final State of the Union address.
“Nice to meet you,” the man told Obama. “Can I take a picture real quick?”
But Obama politely declined.
“I can’t take selfies. If I start then…” Obama replied as he moved closer to the door.
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The gentleman in question is not a Congressman. He was standing next to Congressman Rick Larsen (D-WA). He has a resemblance to his elder son, Robert.
Republican plant?
Couldn’t resist.
Presidential Selfie is secret service code for…something else.
No, Obama did not say ‘I can’t take a selfie with you’. He said “I can’t take selfless…” It was not a rejection of this particular person. It was like, ‘if I do it for you, everyone will want one’. This is not a big deal.
Plus, he takes the selfie and someone can be standing behind him holding a sign (which has happened in the past). Yeah…it would be nice to get a selfie with the President, but not very realistic.