A Heated Back and Forth Over Obamacare Rollout
WASHINGTON, D.C. – White House press secretary Jay Carney tussled with ABC News reported Jon Karl on Monday. Karl pushed Carney on the continued failure of Healthcare.gov and asked why the president repeatedly lied about people being able to keep their health care insurance.
“I’m going to go back to what the President said, he said you can bypass the website, and apply by phone or in person, and it could be done in 25 minutes, but these memos say that ‘at the end of the day, we are all stuck in the same queue, we all have to go through the same portal,’” said Karl.
Secretary Carney mocked the reporter, imitating his mannerisms saying, “Jon, I get it, but the person who calls isn’t the one who continues to wait after the paper application is filled,” Carney said.
“Your mocking is entertaining,” said Karl, “but the President said you can apply within 25 minutes, that’s not true.”
