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January 13, 2015

White House Admits Top Official Should Have Joined Paris March 
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Secretary of State John Kerry has announced he will fly to Paris later
this week in a show of support for France. The Obama administration has
come under fire after Obama declined to join 40 world leaders and 1.7
million people at a free speech rally in Paris Sunday. White House Press
Secretary Josh Earnest acknowledged the administration should have sent
a top official.

Josh Earnest: "Some have asked whether or not the United States should
have sent someone with a higher profile than the ambassador to France.
And I think it's fair to say that we should have sent someone with a
higher profile to be there. That said, there is no doubt that the
American people and this administration stand four-square behind our
allies in France as they face down this threat."

It is unclear why Attorney General Eric Holder, who was in Paris for
meetings, did not attend the rally.

 

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