In an exclusive interview with TODAY’s Ann Curry that will air on Tuesday’s show, President Barack Obama said that if he were Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner right now, he would resign in the wake of the scandal in which Weiner admitted to sending explicit photos of himself to women online.
“I can tell you that if it was me, I would resign,’’ Obama told Curry. Weiner has been the talk of the nation since he was caught sending lewd photos of himself to various women on multiple social media platforms, prompting the head of the Democratic National Party to call for him to step down and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi to demand an ethics committee investigation.
Video: Weiner in rehab as new photos emerge
“I am absolutely confident that we can move forward on a plan that gets our debt under control, gets our deficit under control, but also makes sure that we're making the investments in the future that are going to help us put people back to work.’’
Obama feels that a solution is possible without massive spending cuts if both sides are willing to make some concessions.
“There is a way of solving this problem that doesn't require any big, radical changes,’’ he said. “What it does require is everybody makes some sacrifices, and we make these changes in a balanced way.
“So far, at least, in the conversations that I've had, and the Vice President's been hosting with leaders from both the House and the Senate, we've seen some progress.’’
Watch Ann Curry's exclusive interview Tuesday, June 14 on TODAY.
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