White House spokesman Josh Earnest defended President Obama’s “provocative” Tuesday address at the memorial service for five officers slain in a sniper attack, and said the fact that his speech was well-received shows the country is moving in the right direction.
“There are some things that the president said in the speech that were admittedly provocative,” Earnest said. “They were challenging to all of us — he included himself in that category.”
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