well, you know, i probably won t make news right now, george, but i think there s no doubt that as i see friends, families, children of gay couples who are thriving, you know, that has an impact on how i think about these issues. again, what i know is what his position was during the campaign and what it is now. you know, he s been very clear about it, he was very clear in the campaign, he s very clear about the fact that his position that it s evolving. the president said that he was evolving. in explaining that process of evolving today, the president said he has always been adamant that gays and lesbians should be treated fairly and equally, but he hesitated on gay marriage partly he said because he thought civil unions would be enough. they would let people visit their partners in the hospital, for instance. in the abc interview, he acknowledged that same-sex marriage is an issue that elifts strong feelings both for and against. i was sensitive to the fact that
marriage have long pressed for the president to say just those words. but for the past two years, he and the white house would only go so far as to categorize his position on same-sex marriage as one that was in the process of evolving. whether gays and lesbians should be able to get married, i ve spoken about this recently, as i ve said. my feelings about this are constantly evolving. i struggle with this. you ve said your position is evolving. you said you re struggling with it. what more do you need to know? well, you know, i probably won t make news right now, george, but i think there s no doubt that as i see friends, families, children of gay couples who are thriving, you know, that has an impact on how i think about these issues. again, what i know is what his position was during the campaign and what it is now. you know, he s been very clear about it, he was very clear in the campaign, he s very clear about the fact that his position that it s evolving. the
in a same-sex relationship and raising kids togetherror soldiers, marines, sailors out there fighting on my behalf feel constrained even now that don t ask, don t tell is gone because they re not able to commit themselves to marriage. at a certain point i concluded that for me personally, it s important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think sam same-sex couples should get married. bret: the president talking to good morning america s robin roberts. the making is complete. after biden s comments on meet the press over the weekend. senior administration official said it sped up his decision. but it was going to come before the election. gallup poll last week has a split 50/48 in support of gay
apologize for the personal mistakes i have made and the embarrassment i have caused. i make this apology to my neighbors and my constituents but i make it particularly to my wife huma. reporter: in an exclusive interview with good morning america, the president said weiner did the right thing. i wish representative weiner and his lovely wife well. obviously it has been a tough incident for him. but, i am confident that they will refocus and he ll refocus and they ll end up being able to bounce back. reporter: many in weiner s congressional district remain supportive. i feel very sorry for him. like he had a mini meltdown. reporter: initially the 46-year-old lawmaker refused to step down. it seemed every day brought salacious new details of the scandal. because weiner s behavior was not deemed criminal he is still eligible for his pension, from his 11 plus years in congress. peggy, daniel. amazing that everyone was clamoring for his resignation. and now everyone is talking
here is what he is saying now in an exclusive interview with good morning america s robin roberts. i wish representative weiner and his lovely wife well. obviously, it has been a tough incident for him. but i am confident that they ll refocus, and he ll refocus and they ll end up being able to bounce back. the president has more to say about congressman weiner and his role as a father later on during his exclusive interview on good morning america. you know, it feels like this story has become rather overexposed. is that the right way to put it? i think that would be the right way to put it. everybody has heard about it. some european countries a bit more liberals with their politicians it s global. think we are overreacting. talk about a distraction. aren t they supposed to be working for the constituents. think about the issues at hand that haven t been getting attention. time for a lot of folks to move on. including us. abc news has learned shortly before f