Romney: Remarks In Secret Footage Were ‘Off The Cuff’

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Mitt Romney held a hastily-called press conference Monday night to respond to the hidden camera footage reportedly from a Romney fundraiser that shows the Republican nominee saying all of President Obama’s voters are dependent on government handouts.

Yahoo News’ Holly Bailey reports Romney took three questions at the press conference in Orange County, CA. Her tweets:

The AP reported Romney said his line about Americans being victims was “not elegantly stated” and was “off the cuff.”

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