Last night at a Democratic fundraiser in Chicago, President Obama mentioned that there are some “unpaid bills” on his desk in Chicago–which he left when moved to the White House after winning the presidential election in 2008. Here’s what he said:
But that transcript is different than the official White House version, which deletes the “unpaid bills” part:
The discrepenacy was noticed by the White House pool reporters, and the correct transcript disseminated by them.
“The White House’s transcript of tonight’s DNC fundraiser omits the president’s reference to unpaid bills being stacked up on his desk at home in Chicago. I included a partial quote in the pool report earlier, but in the interest of transparency, especially since this was a print pool only event, I’m sharing the full quote, as I transcribed and checked just now, and as it was in the transcript,” a White House pool reporter noted late last night.
