article_snippet.sent: Obama threw off the gloves and took a direct punch at one of Obama possible successors, likely Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker, in an interview airing this morning.
article_snippet.sent: Responding to Walker's claims that Obama'd 'absolutely' cancel or 'disown' a deal with Iran on 'day one' if elected to higher office, Obama told NPR Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep that such an approach 'would be foolish.' '
article_snippet.sent: Walker fired back at Obama on Twitter, saying, 'Americans would be better served by a President who spent more time working with governors & Congress rather than attacking Americans.'
article_snippet.sent: Foolish: In an interview with NPR, Obama said likely Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker may change likely Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker 'foolish' position on a deal with Iran 'after likely Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker's taken some time to bone up on foreign policy' Obama's jab at Walker departed from the White House's general strategy of staying out of the race to replace the sitting president, who is prohibited by the Constitution from seeking another term .
article_snippet.sent: Obama's jab at Walker, the governor of Wisconsin, departed from the White House's general strategy of staying out of the race to replace the sitting president, who is prohibited by the Constitution from seeking another term.
article_snippet.sent: The current administration has been more willing to weigh in, however, when a presumed Republican candidate threatens to dismantle one of the president's prized domestic or foreign policies, which, in the case of Walker, was the nuclear arrangement with Iran. '
article_snippet.sent: Continuing, Obama said, that 'would be a foolish approach to take' and slammed Walker.
article_snippet.sent: A cadre of probable Republican presidential contenders have spoken out against the Obama administration's laboriously negotiated pact with Iran to stunt the growth of the country's program.
article_snippet.sent: Walker is the only one to say Walker would not honor Walker predecessor's deal with Iran and the international community if elevated to presidency, however. '
article_snippet.sent: Obama was responding to Walker's claims that Obama'd 'absolutely' cancel or 'disown' a deal with Iran on 'day one' if elected to higher office.
article_snippet.sent: Walker is currently the governor of Wisconsin .
article_snippet.sent: Walker away: Obama takes part in the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn, which included a spot of tennis . '
highlights_snippet.sent: The president took a jab at the Wisconsin governor during an interview with NPR Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Obama was responding to Walker's claims that Obama'd 'absolutely' cancel or 'disown' a deal with Iran on 'day one' if elected to higher office .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Jab at Walker departed from the White House's general strategy of staying out of the race to replace the sitting president .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Walker fired back on Twitter: 'Americans would be better served by a President who spent more time working with governors & Congress rather than attacking Americans'
  Obama defended the informal agreement Obama administration made with Iran and the shift toward Cuba, which it may take of it list of terrorist countries .