Reporter Spars With Bush Over Ratings
Bush, laughing, says that his ratings are in the toilet because people are "unsettled" during war, but NBC's David Gregory fires back: "They?re not just unsettled, sir. They disapprove of the job you?re doing."
Bush, laughing, says that his ratings are in the toilet because people are “unsettled” during war, but NBC’s David Gregory fires back: “They?re not just unsettled, sir. They disapprove of the job you?re doing.”
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NBC White House correspondent David Gregory interviewed President Bush this morning on the Today Show and asked him why so many people disapprove of the job he?s doing. Bush brushed aside the public?s concern about his policies and insisted that nearly 70 percent of Americans are simply ?unsettled.? Watch it.
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