Barack Obama actually said...

Ron, we cannot show the American public numbers that big. If we do, they will get scared. They will give up hope.

Obama expressed concerns about revealing large deficit numbers to the public.

06/16/2015

More Barack Obama Quotes

We're not looking at sending in 100,000 American troops.

ISIL poses a broader threat because of its territorial ambitions in Iraq and Syria.

We're going to have to develop a moderate Sunni opposition that can control territory and that we can work with.

I'm confident that I have the authorization that I need to protect the American people.