White House Shuns Dennis Rodman After North Korea Outburst

White House press secretary Jay Carney gestures during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013. The Obama administration didn't anticipate problems with HealthCare.gov on th... White House press secretary Jay Carney gestures during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013. The Obama administration didn't anticipate problems with HealthCare.gov on the scale of the ones that have been experienced over the past three weeks. "We did not know until the problems manifested themselves after the launch that they would be as significant" as they turned out to be, press secretary Jay Carney said. MORE LESS
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Asked about former NBA player Dennis Rodman’s bizarre appearance on CNN Tuesday, White House press secretary Jay Carney said he had nothing of substance to offer.

“I’m not going to dignify that outburst with a response,” he told reporters at a daily press conference.

Appearing on satellite from North Korea with other former players, Rodman refused to acknowledge the status of Kenneth Bae, an American missionary who is being held prisoner in the country.

Carney added that Rodman and company traveled to North Korea on a private trip, and that as a matter of policy the United States “does not vet private travel.”

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