Aide: Texas Gov. Perry Denied Meeting With Obama During Visit to Fort BlissUPDATE: I corrected the spelling of meet in the title, I had put meed, maybe I meant a beer summit, but that would have been mead.
Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas -- A governor's spokeswoman says Gov. Rick Perry has been denied a meeting with President Obama when the president visits Fort Bliss on Tuesday.
Perry spokeswoman Katherine Cesinger says the Republican governor had asked to meet with the president on Tuesday to discuss border security. Cesinger said Monday that White House aides said the president would not be available for such a meeting.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday evening.
Perry was one of the first people the president saw when he stepped from Air Force One during an Austin visit on Aug. 9. On that occasion, Perry hand-delivered a letter to Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, warning about the "dire threat" from drug violence along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Gov. Perry Wants to Meet with Obama
The president doesn't really want to talk about our border problem.
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