Obama reflects on 20 months of crises
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama reflected on 20 months of crises that have plagued his administration, in a rare interview with a daytime television talk show on Wednesday.
Obama taped an appearance with ABC's "The View" which is presented by a panel including veteran journalist Barbara Walters and actress Whoopi Goldberg. it will be shown in full on Thursday.
In a brief excerpt shown on ABC News, Obama reflected on a difficult last 20 months, joking "where do I begin here?"
The challenges included "a non-stop effort to restart the economy, we have also had the oil spill, we have also had two wars, we have also had a pandemic — H1N1 that we had to manage," Obama said.
On a lighter note, the president also praised his daughters Malia, 12, and Sasha, 9, saying they were "full of ideas, and opinions and observations — it's just a great age."
He also nominated his weekend vacation in Maine this month as one of his recent highlights.
Obama earlier held an event at a sandwich store in New Jersey to promote his small business plan and was later to attend two fundraisers in New York City for his Democratic Party.
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