Former White House spokesman Jay Carney admitted on CNN that President Obama has indeed flip-flopped on executive amnesty–and that the actions he’s taking now are ones he previously called unconstitutional. Here’s video:
CNN host Anderson Cooper asks, after playing a montage wherein Obama calls executive amnesty unconstitutional, “So, I mean, other than his frustration, what has changed? I mean, he’s a constitution scholar. What has changed that allows him to do this?”
“Well, here’s what I say,” said Carney. “I think if he could have those words back, especially the first clip where he specifically talked about suspending deportations–that is literally what he is doing today. In later instances including when I was there he would speak carefully about what he could not do as president. He can’t change the law. He can’t provide a path to citizenship.”
Carney stepped down from his White House post earlier this year.
