Results for President Obama News Conference

President Obama held his the final news conference of his presidency. ... The president said due process had been served.

During the briefing, President Obama appeared to thank him for his service to his administration and shared his first recollections of Mr.

President Obama spoke reporters and responded to their questions on a variety of topics prior to his annual trip to Hawaii for the holidays. President Obama talked about the accomplishments of the past eight years. ... There was a brief interruption when President Obama paused to call for assistance for an attendee who collapsed.

President Obama held a news conference following at the close of his visit to meet with world leaders for the 2016 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, the final leg of his last overseas trip as president.

President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a joint news conference in Berlin during the president's sixth visit to Germany. ... On President-elect Donald Trump, President Obama told reporters he does not expect him to follow the exact same foreign policy blueprint, but challenged Mr.

President Obama held a joint news conference with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras after their meeting at the Maximos Mansion in Athens. ... This news conference was joined in progress.

President Obama responded to reporters' questions on a variety of topics in a news conference at the White House. Topics included President*-elect Donald Trump and his goals for a smooth transition.

President Obama and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi spoke to reporters in a joint news conference at the White House. They talked about the relationship between the U.S. and Italy, particularly the nations' alliance in the ongoing fight against ISIS. President Obama also addressed a question about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's comments alleging the 2016 presidential election might be rigged

Congressional leaders met with President Obama in the Oval Office at the White House, amid a possible government shutdown and to discuss funding for the Zika virus.

President Obama held a press conference at the conclusion of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Vientiane, Laos, and the end of his nine-day Asia trip. ... -China relations, sanctions against North Korea, and his brief interaction with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. President Obama also said he did not think Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was qualified to be commander-in-chief, adding that governing was "serious business" and that a leader's speech should reflect thought-out policy.

President Obama spoke to reporters and answered their questions in a news conference at the close of the 2016 G-20 Summit in Hangzhou, China. He talked about his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which they discussed the conflict in Syria, Ukraine's ongoing territorial dispute with Russia, and cybersecurity. President Obama also answered questions on the progress of the G-20 meeting, and about the continuation of his trip to Laos, where he was scheduled to meet with fellow heads of state at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in the Laotian capital of Vientiane.

President Obama and British Prime Minister Theresa May took part in a joint news conference while attending the G-20 Summit in Hangzhou, China.

President Obama held a news conference at the Pentagon following a meeting with his National Security Council on U.S. efforts to combat ISIS. During his remarks, he also rejected claims that a $400 million cash payment to Iran in January 2016 was a ransom

President Obama and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong held a joint news conference at the White House. ... Lee was on a state visit to the U.S. in response to a reporter's question about 2016 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's "fitness" to be president after his recent comments on Russia's annexation of Crimea and criticism of the family Army Captain Humayun Khan, President Obama replied, "Yes.

President Obama and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto held a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House. President Obama said the United States had no knowledge or involvement in the failed coup attempt in Turkey. President Obama* also said the rhetoric at the Republican National Convention that week doesn't "jibe with the facts."

President Barack Obama made a statement to reporters about the killing of three police officers in Baton Rouge earlier in the day.

President Obama spoke with reporters following two days of working meetings with NATO allies in Warsaw, Poland. ... The president, referring to shootings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Dallas, Texas, said that he believed "America is not as divided as some have suggested." President Obama also spoke about the need for gun safety laws, immigration, and the United Kindgom's decision to leave the European Union.

President Obama delivered a statement on the security situation in Afghanistan.

President Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Mexican President Pena Nieto spoke to reporters after the three leaders met for the 2016 North American Leaders' Summit in the Canadian capital of Ottawa. ... President Obama also addressed the frequent use of the word "populism" in 2016 presidential campaign rhetoric, and why he believes campaigns pushing anti-immigration and fear of others "is not the measure of populism."

President Obama spoke to reporters about and answered their questions on the Supreme Court's 4-4 ruling in U.S. v. Texas, which upheld a lower court's injunction against the Obama administration's deferred-action immigration policy. The president* said the decision had less of an impact than it would have if the court had a ninth member confirmed by the Senate.