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Press Briefing by National Security Advisor Steve Hadley 11/18/06 (Topic: Elections & Foreign Policy)
— Sunday, November 19, 2006 — Q In any of these contacts here has anyone asked about the impact from the elections and the President's -- the loss of the President's party in Congress? MR. HADLEY: It's come up. These are -- a number of leaders are people who the President knows well. They are politicians. They have known situations -- they have been in situations in which -- like what he is in. He, of course, reassured them that, in terms of the foreign policy of the country, he was firm in his views and would be continuing that foreign policy along current lines. He also, of course, indicated that there were some opportunities here to make progress on some important issues for the country, and he's, of course, talked publicly about that. So he didn't say anything to these leaders that he hasn't talked about publicly to the American people as he's assessed the outcome of the elections in November. Q Did it seem to you that any of them were concerned or were looking for reassurance? MR. HADLEY: I didn't have any sense of that. It didn't seem to have any impact on the discussions, the substance of the issue, so I don't think it was a source of concern by anybody. They know the President to be a very strong leader, a man of conviction, a man of principle, and I think they know where he stands on the issues and understand the role the President plays in foreign policy under our system. Q Could you say who raised the issue, which of the leaders? MR. HADLEY: I can't. Actually, I don't -- I couldn't give you an accurate list. It was raised maybe a couple instances -- not a big theme, quite frankly. White House Press Corps | Press Briefing | Steve Hadley | News Media | Bush Administration | Midterm Elections
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