article_snippet: 'If they want to mask it as part of some sort of civics lesson that they want to share with Iran's political leadership, they're welcome to do that,' he said. '
article_snippet: It might evince some reluctance or at least hesitations about the wisdom of they strategy, or at least the wisdom of they ultimate goal here,' he charged.
article_snippet: Speaking to reporters after a meeting in the Oval Office with European Council President Donald Tusk, President Barack Obama commented that it's 'somewhat ironic' that Republicans want to align Republicans with 'hardliners' in Iran. '
article_snippet: It's an unusual coalition,' he said.
article_snippet: We see a Republican Party that is eager to.... direct almost unlimited authority to the President of the United States to wage war, but to try to repeatedly tie   hands when   is trying to conduct diplomacy,' Earnest claimed.
article_snippet: California Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Monday after that California Sen. Dianne Feinstein was 'appalled' at the Republican effort to 'blow up a major effort by our country and the world powers to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Iranian nuclear program.' '
article_snippet: This is a highly inappropriate and unprecedented incursion into the president’s prerogative to conduct foreign affairs,' California Sen. Dianne Feinstein said. '
article_snippet: In remarks on the Senate floor Monday afternoon top-ranking Democrat Harry Reid said the judgment of the Republicansseems to be clouded by the Republicans Obama.'
article_snippet: It is unprecedented for one political party to directly intervene in an international negotiation, with the sole goal of embarrassing Obama,' Obama stated. '
article_snippet: When it comes to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb, we should put partisanship aside.' top-ranking Democrat Harry Reid said that most Senate Democrats disagreed with President George W. Bush’s foreign policy, but most Senate Democrats disagreed with President George W. Bush’s foreign policy, but they never even 'considered' sending a letter to Saddam Hussein because 'it would have been an embarrassment never even 'considered' sending a letter to Saddam Hussein because 'a letter would have been an embarrassment.' '
article_snippet: Obviously Republicans don’t know how to do anything other than attempt these seemingly juvenile political attacks against Obama,' Obama said, attacking Obama successor, Mitch McConnell's ability to govern.
highlights_snippet: Obama commented that it's 'somewhat ironic' that Republicans want to align Republicans with 'hardliners' in Iran. '