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White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 4/14/08 (Jimmy Carter meeting with Hamas Terrorist Organization)
— Monday, April 14, 2008 —

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MS. PERINO: Matt.

Q Yes, what does the President think of Jimmy Carter's planned meeting with Hamas during his Middle East trip? And is there any concern at the White House that Israel has so far declined to provide any kind of assistance to the Secret Service agents who are guarding Carter?

MS. PERINO: I hadn't heard about the second part regarding Secret Service agents. The President believes that if President Carter wants to go, that he is doing so in his own private capacity as a private citizen. He is not representing the United States in those meetings, and the President is not a supporter of having conversations with Hamas. And we have made that known.

Q Does he see -- does the President see this in any way undermining his own efforts to isolate Hamas?

MS. PERINO: I think Hamas has done a good enough job of isolating itself. We don't think that it's helpful, no.

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