Perry and Obama remain miles apart
By Bill Adair
Published on Friday, May 13th, 2011 at 10:23 a.m.
Related rulings:
Says Rick Perry "turned down our invitation to meet" President Barack Obama in El Paso.
Jay Carney, Tuesday, May 10th, 2011.
Ruling: Mostly True | Details
"We don't get a lot of calls from this White House… I have, frankly, never had a call from them."
Rick Perry, Tuesday, July 13th, 2010.
Ruling: Pants on Fire! | Details
Share this article:
Texas Gov. Rick Perry was not in the picture when President Barack Obama visited El Paso this week.
It's fair to say President Barack Obama and Texas Gov. Rick Perry aren't particularly close.
During his re-election campaign, Perry was so intent in showing his distance from Obama that he said he had never had a call from the White House. We found evidence of several conversations, including one on Perry's calendar marked "Phone Call: White House Intergovernmental Affairs/BP Oil Spill." Perry earned a Pants on Fire.
This week, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney claimed Perry declined to meet with Obama when he visited Texas. We checked the details and gave Carney a Mostly True.
Sources:
See related statements
Researchers: Bill Adair, W. Gardner Selby
Names in this article: Barack Obama, Rick Perry
We want to hear your suggestions and comments. Email the Texas Truth-O-Meter with feedback and with claims you'd like to see checked. If you send us a comment, we'll assume you don't mind us publishing it unless you tell us otherwise.
