Barack Obama adviser Dan Pfeiffer says the president won't be attending the Gettysburg address anniversary today because the "whole website thing." He appears to be talking about the ongoing problems with the Obamacare website, Healthcare.gov.
Pfeiffer made the comments today in a Twitter exchange with a couple reporters:
Curious, @pfeiffer44, why not honor Gettysburg with a presidential visit? http://t.co/pRsWHwnPlk @SalenaZitoTrib
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier)
November 19, 2013@ron_fournier @pfeiffer44 @SalenaZitoTrib bc if POTUS spoke, someone at Nat Journal would speculate if he's using the moment for politics.
— Jeff Solnet (@jfsolnet)
November 19, 2013@jfsolnet @ron_fournier @pfeiffer44 no, I think it would be seen as perfectly appropriate for a sitting prez to mark the anniv
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT)
November 19, 2013@jmartNYT @jfsolnet @ron_fournier It didnt work schedule-wise
— J. Goldman -Archived (@Goldman44)
November 19, 2013.@pfeiffer44 @jmartNYT @jfsolnet Serious question: What is on his schedule that is more important than Gettysburg anniversary?
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier)
November 19, 2013@ron_fournier @jmartNYT @jfsolnet Oh, I don't know, there's this whole website thing that someone suggested might destroy the Dem Party
— J. Goldman -Archived (@Goldman44)
November 19, 2013