Ha. Watch this video: Whitehouse spokesperson Jen Psaki actually, and with a perfectly straight face, tells a roomful of reporters that “Obama Just Doesn’t Give Himself Credit.”
The reporters? They cannot maintain the straight faces.
They ask her for examples. She names some foreign relations activities. Reporters point out that in her examples, Obama either failed to reach his objectives, or, at best, is still trying to convince other nations to heed him. “That’s your success?” asks one of them incredulously.
“NBC Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel acknowledged Thursday morning U.S. relations have not improved with a single nation under President Obama.
CNBC Squawk Box panelist and Home Depot founder Ken Langone pointedly asked Engel to name one country where relations have improved under President Obama’s leadership.
“I think you would be hard pressed to find that,” Engel said.
“Isn’t that a measure of foreign policy?” Langone interjected.
“Yeah,” Engel replied. “I think the reason is our allies have become confused.” “