Barack Obama: “I wish... maybe if he'd come to me, I could have called the movie…”

On the recordDecember 18, 2014

I wish... maybe if he'd come to me, I could have called the movie theaters.

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Democratic · Illinois

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President Obama suggests he could have helped facilitate the movie's release if contacted by Sony.

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Barack Obama: “I wish... maybe if he'd come to me, I could have called the movie theaters.”