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WATCH LIVE: Obama, Merkel Hold Joint Press Briefing

05.02.14 | 12:09 pm

President Barack Obama meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 2, 2014. Obama and Merkel are mounting a display of trans-Atlantic unity against an a... President Barack Obama meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 2, 2014. Obama and Merkel are mounting a display of trans-Atlantic unity against an assertive Russia, even as sanctions imposed by Western allies seem to be doing little to change Russian President Vladimir Putin's reasoning on Ukraine. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) MORE LESS

President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were scheduled to hold a joint press conference Friday at approximately 11:40 a.m. ET. Watch live below:

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Catherine Thompson Catherine Thompson is a writer covering systems of power, gender, and politics. She previously served as an editor at the Cut, Business Insider, and Talking Points Memo.

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spacepenguin says:

May 2, 2014

Press briefing scheduled for 11:40. Story posted at 12:09. Video won’t load. Seems like it’s over.
commenterperson says:

May 2, 2014

MSNBC is carrying it live at the present moment, which is 12:30 Eastern time zone US.
spacepenguin says:

May 2, 2014

Bah. Seems like I just missed it.
randyabraham says:

May 2, 2014

You can watch it on the blog The Obama Diary, which is located at http://theobamadiary.com/

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