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Press Briefing by Tony Snow 11/9/06 (Topic: Rumsfeld)
— Thursday, November 09, 2006 — Q What other statements did he make during the campaign that we should consider to be inoperative at this point because he didn't want to inject them in the middle of a campaign? MR. SNOW: None. Q None? They're all going to stay, they're all going to stand? They all stand up? MR. SNOW: Yes. Q Because, I mean -- MR. SNOW: Let me ask you, Peter, again -- the answer is, I think what you're saying is, even though the President had made no decisions and even though there had been no conversation with Bob Gates, he should have said, I don't know, get back to me. Q He wasn't asked if he made a decision. He was asked if he wanted him to stay until the end, and he said yes, which in fact he didn't, because he wanted to find a replacement. MR. SNOW: No, you don't -- no, you don't know. Q He was looking for a replacement, by his own account, at that point, and he could have answered the question, I don't do hypotheticals, which he says all the time. He could have said, I have great confidence in Don Rumsfeld, and every Cabinet Secretary serves at my pleasure. MR. SNOW: Okay, well, we'll invite you to the next pre-brief. Q -- this is not a very straightforward answer. MR. SNOW: You know what? Thank you for the editorial. White House Press Corps | Press Briefing | Tony Snow | News Media | Bush Administration | Rumsfeld
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