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Barack Obama: “No. And he shouldn't. And if he were to come to me I would say, 'Sorry, buddy, you still got the job.'”

On the recordMarch 27, 2009
No. And he shouldn't. And if he were to come to me I would say, 'Sorry, buddy, you still got the job.'
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

President Obama expresses his support for Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner amid calls for his resignation.

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