President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama met privately with the family of the late Justice Antonin Scalia Friday, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said via a White House pool report.
“This afternoon, while at the Supreme Court, the President and First Lady had the opportunity to meet privately with some members of Justice Scalia’s family,” Earnest said. “The President and Mrs. Obama extended their personal condolences on behalf of the nation, and expressed gratitude for Justice Scalia’s decades of public service.”
The Obamas attended the public ceremony at the Supreme Court Friday where the Supreme Court justice, who died last weekend, laid in repose. President Obama will not be attending his funeral Saturday in Washington.
President Obama, always a class act.
I wonder if they know each other from Hyde Park/Woodlawn days in Chicago. BHO was organizing in Woodlawn in the 80s and at least some of the kids were at Lab School then. Maybe not but they might have some history.
obviously he’s coercing them into keeping their mouths shut about the REAL cause of Scalia’s death, and to support his unconstitutional and tyrannical plans to nominate a replacement for him.
Obviously.
President Obama consistently rises to, and above, the occasion. In light of what is thrown his way, it is amazing and an inspiration.
too easy to predict: right-wing blogs and pundits lose their minds over Obama meeting with Scalia family, insisting that they should have refused to meet with him and told him to go fuck himself.
Right-wing commenters throw tantrums, outraged that Obama once again is a megalomaniac “making it all about himself”.