No Sign of Attack in NYSE Computer Failure, White House Says

If he was pleased with the decision, he didn’t show it, and instead used the occasion to scorn the Republican Party in general, with not-so-subtle references to GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Going one step further, Earnest also resurrected criticism surrounding House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), who landed in hot water when initially landed his position for addressing a group with racist leadership in 2002 and using the opportunity to reportedly describe himself as “David Duke without the baggage”.

Nobody better understands what Republicans are up to than President Obama, and his White House has sternly called their politics of racial hate.

Then, Earnest said: “That’s to say nothing of the Senate Republican who saluted that candidate”.

Earnest praised the GOP-controlled South Carolina Legislature for voting Thursday to remove the Confederate flag from state grounds.

Earnest also noted with a “high degree of confidence” that the computer problems that grounded United Airlines flights Wednesday was not related to the technical glitch at the NYSE. “I think that’s something that the American people themselves will consider as they evaluate the agenda that’s been advanced by Republicans in Congress”.

Earnest talked about amendments by some House Republicans to prevent the National Park Service from eliminating the Confederate battle flag from national parks.

“Distorting fact to try and score cheap political points is no way to honor the victims of the horrific crime in Charleston”, Cory Fritz, Boehner’s press secretary, told National Journal.

President Barack Obama prefers a long-term funding plan for US highways, roads and bridges, but he would not rule out signing a short-term spending fix when the current temporary authorization expires this month, a White House spokesman said on Thursday.