Barack Obama actually said...

"Our assessment is unchanged — MH17 was shot down by a surface-to-air missile fired from separatist-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine."

"This is one of those issues that I think is legitimate, but the fact that for the last three months this is all that's been spoken about is an indication that we're in presidential political season."

"Like you're seating right next to the president in every meeting and you know, wrestling with these issues, I'm sure that for him, he is saying themselves, 'I could do a really good job.'"

"There's no doubt that it did not work."