claim: "barack obama said he would debate 'anywhere, anytime' but has rejected joint town hall meetings."
author: john mccain
evidence_1: feb 10, 2017 ... republicans afraid to buck president trump play cat-and-mouse with angry  voters. ... “there are people now who have cancer that have that coverage, that  have ... on facebook, mr. brat rejected holding town halls until “our first 100 days'  ... a meeting on obamacare in illinois last week because he said a ...
evidence_2: jan 5, 2017 ... president barack obama, anxious to preserve elements of ... obama tells  democrats: 'don't rescue' republicans on 'trumpcare' ..... promise to the  american people -- we're going to repeal obamacare and ... republican  members leaving the meeting with pence said the gathering felt like a "pep rally"  but ...
evidence_3: since 9/11, the united states has spent $1 trillion to defend against al-qaeda  and ... barack obama remembers that after the second plane hit, he left the  chicago ... but we have not plugged some of the most threatening security gaps.  ..... at a town-hall meeting for dhs employees in new york, i watched him  connect with ...
evidence_4: it does not compel any officials to testify but it surprised the campaign, which had  been ... russian ambassador sergey kislyak said he won't name all the trump  officials ... 52% of likely voters in the state have a favorable opinion of obama vs.  .... meet with putin, sessions said he believes he rejected the suggested meeting.
evidence_5: may 31, 2017 ... legislators at the state capitol will winnow down the hundreds of bills ... glass of  chardonnay debating and philosophizing about,” harris said. ... the president  has continued to reject calls for the information. ..... jerry brown and democrats  say trump is going 'backwards' if he pulls out of paris climate pact ...