Obama Says Private Sector is “Doing Fine” During Lackluster Press Conference, & Romney Calls That an “Extraordinary Miscalculation”

From  The Hill:

Mitt Romney blasted President Obama for comments during a press conference Friday where the president suggested the private sector was “doing fine.”

“He said the private sector is doing fine. Is he really that out of touch?” Romney said at an event in Council Bluffs, Ia. “I think he’s defining what it means to be out of touch with the American people.”

In the president’s remarks Friday morning, he repeatedly said hiring at private industries was “fine” and occurring at “a solid pace,” arguing instead for additional funds for state and local governments to hire teachers and emergency personnel. But Republicans quickly pounced on his remarks in light of May’s disappointing job numbers, and Romney said the comments could have historic implications.

“For the president of the United States to stand up and say the private sector is doing fine is going to go down in history as an extraordinary miscalculation,” Romney told the crowd.

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