tonight, caught red-handed on an open mic. wrapping up a meeting with russian president dmitry medvedev in seoul today, president obama was heard saying this. this is my last election. after my election i have more flexibility. i understand you. i transmit this information to vladimir and i stand with you. he was asking for space when it comes to the hotly disputed missile defense system which would place a shield in countries neighboring russia. russia strongly opposes this system. so is the president saying i can t be seen catering to russian demands during an election year so wait until i m re-elected and i ll have more flexibility then? he may have decided it s not a good idea but if that s true it would still be a change. here the president is on the missile defense system in september, 2009. it deploys capabilities that are proven and cost effective and it sustains and builds upon our commitment to protect the u.s. homeland against long-range ballistic missile thr
i m erin burnett and outfront tonight, caught red-handed on an open mic. wrapping up a meeting with russian president dmitry medvedev in seoul today, president obama was heard saying this. this is my last election. after my election i have more flexibility. i understand you. i transmit this information to vladimir and i stand with you. he was asking for space when it comes to the hotly disputed missile defense system which would place a shield in countries neighboring russia. russia strongly opposes this system. so is the president saying i can t be seen catering to russian demands during an election year so wait until i m re-elected and i ll have more flexibility then? he may have decided it s not a good idea but if that s true it would still be a change. here the president is on the missile defense system in september, 2009. it deploys capabilities that are proven and cost effective and it sustains and builds upon our commitment to protect the u.s. homeland against lo