Barack Obama said "This is not an exercise in finger pointing, but an exercise in asserting responsibility." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 3, 2016

This is not an exercise in finger pointing, but an exercise in asserting responsibility.

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Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Josh Earnest

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