NEW : ` ` I could not be prouder of my hometown of Chicago , '' Obama says . ` ` I do n't know how this is anything but really embarrassing , '' the strategist says . Critics had questioned whether Obama should make trip , on his full plate . `` One of the things that I think is most valuable about sports is that you can play a great game and still not win , '' the president said . Chicago eliminated in first round ; Rio de Janeiro eliminated .
NEW : ` ` I could not be prouder of my hometown of Chicago , '' Obama says . ` ` I do n't know how this is anything but really embarrassing , '' the strategist says . Critics had questioned whether Obama should make trip , on his full plate . Chicago eliminated in first round ; Rio de Janeiro eliminated .