i reviewed the treasury department watchdog report, and the misconduct that it uncovered is inexcusable. it s inexcusable, and americans are right to be angry about it, and i am angry about it. i will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency but especially in the irs. reporter: the first irs casualty. today secretary lou took the first step by requesting and accepting the resignation of the acting commissioner of the irs. reporter: a growing number of conservatives were lining up to say they had been targeted too. conservative christian preacher franklin graham said the irs mon audited his charities after he stood up against gay marriage. in a letter to president obama, graham said, i write to inform you this profiling by the irs was not limited to conservative political organizations indeed it extended to religious charities. frank vandersloot, fund raiser
that somehow or other he is an he is an illegitimate president. that s the asterisk. it wouldn t matter if tonight he was a combination of john f. kennedy and franklin roosevelt. i think there is no question about it. i think there is a lot of reasons for it. but at the end of the day, chris matthews, i think the american people are going to be fair and deal with the merits as they see it. when all the smoke clears, there is either fire or there s not. right. i think we ve got hold on a minute. the president is entering. the president is coming. let us stop and listen to the president. i just finished speaking with secretary lou and senior officials at the treasury department to discuss the investigation into irs personnel who improperly screened conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status. and i look forward to taking some questions at tomorrow s press conference. today i wanted to make sure i
responsible parties accountable. yesterday i directed secretary lou to follow up on the i.g. you had a to it see how this happened and who is responsible and to make sure we understand all the facts. today secretary lou took the first step by accepting the resignation of the acting commissioner of the irs. given the controversy surrounding this audit, it is important to institute new leadership that can help restore confidence going forward. second. we re going to put in place new safeguards to make sure this kind of behavior cannot happen again. i directed the secretary to ensure the irs begins implementing the i.g. s recommendations right away. third, we will work with congress as it performs its oversight role. our administration has to make sure that we are working hand in hand with congress to get this thing fixed. congress, democrats and republicans owe it to the