Perry and Obama remain miles apart

By Bill Adair
Published on Friday, May 13th, 2011 at 10:38 a.m.

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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

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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. PolitiFact Texas 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. PolitiFact Texas checked the details and gave Carney a Mostly True.