A national security spokesman made that unequivocal declaration to Yahoo News Saturday.
On Friday, President Obama refused to directly answer that question when repeatedly asked by 9NEWS anchor Kyle Clark.
Video of that interview went viral online. It made national news with several networks and more than 45,000 people watched the full interview on our website.
9NEWS has received emails about the interview from people in 39 states, the District of Columbia and several foreign countries.
Click here to watch the entire interview where President Obama is asked about Libya, lost stimulus money in Colorado, and a particular word he recently used to describe Governor Romney.
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