GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said she meant no disrespect when she pointed a finger at President Obama during an intense discussion on an airport tarmac. But the Republican governor said the Democratic president showed disrespect by abruptly ending their conversation.
Obama, in an interview Thursday with ABC News, said it's "a classic example of things getting blown out of proportion."
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, left, and President Obama engaged in an intense conversation at the base of Air Force One's steps Wednesday in PhoenixBrewer said that during their tarmac talk Wednesday, she invited Obama to visit Arizona to hear about her administration's achievements and to visit the U.S.-Mexico border. Obama then said Brewer's recently published book mischaracterized a 2011 White House meeting between them.
Immediately after the 2001 meeting, Brewer had said it was cordial. But in her book, she said Obama lectured her in the Oval Office and that she felt he was condescending.
"It is what it is. I proceeded to say that to him, and he chose to walk away from me," she said Thursday.
