RNC Chair: Obama’s Trying To Score ‘Political Points’ With Deficit-Reduction Plan

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Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus fired back at President Obama’s deficit-reduction plan just moments after Obama stepped away from the mic, saying it’s a “thinly-veiled attempt to score political points and foot the bill for his Stimulus 2.0.”

“By raising taxes on job-creators, Obama may win back some support from disgruntled liberal voters, but America will lose even more sorely needed jobs,” he said in a statement.

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