China’s confrontational attempt to restrict media access to President Obama, over the objection of American staff, was a “misunderstanding” that doesn’t rise to the level of State Department involvement.
“I don’t think we also want to over-amplify that,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters Tuesday. “There were some misunderstandings on the ground about some of the press movements. I’ll let the White House speak to that.”
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