Barack Obama actually said...

I applaud Djibouti's commitment to lowering unemployment, reducing poverty, and improving access to energy, water, and health care.

That's why I'm going to take action on my own wherever I can: to grow our economy from the middle out, not the top down.

Jim will be deeply missed.

In this year of action, whenever I can act on my own to create jobs and expand opportunity for more Americans, I will.