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South Lawn

1:07 P.M. EDT

Q     So, Mr. President, President — former President Obama seemed to suggest that you aren’t even pretending to be in charge.  What’s your response?

THE PRESIDENT:  So, I think we had a great weekend.  We did a lot of terrific meetings.  Tremendous progress is being made on many fronts, including coming up with a cure for this horrible plague that has beset our country.  I think a lot of things have happened, very good, very — it was a working weekend.  It was a good weekend.  A lot of very good things have happened.

Q    What about Obama’s comment?  Obama’s comment at the graduation ceremony  (inaudible).

THE PRESIDENT:  I didn’t hear it.

Q    He (inaudible) twice at the leadership.

THE PRESIDENT:  Look, he was an incompetent President.  That’s all I can say.  Grossly incompetent.

Thank you.

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