Mitt Romney's mention of returning the bust of Churchill to the Oval Office, has raised a host of "fact checkers" keen on showing Romney to have gaffed or lied or something. The White House blog, for example, claims:
Lately, there’s been a rumor swirling around about the current location of the bust of Winston Churchill. Some have claimed that President Obama removed the bust of Winston Churchill from the Oval Office and sent it back to the British Embassy.
Now, normally we wouldn’t address a rumor that’s so patently false, but just this morning the Washington Post’s Charles Krauthammer repeated this ridiculous claim in his column. He said President Obama “started his Presidency by returning to the British Embassy the bust of Winston Churchill that had graced the Oval Office.”
This is 100% false. The bust still in the White House. In the Residence. Outside the Treaty Room.
Huh? This is stunning. I know I read that the bust was returned during the early days of the Obama administration. Here's my blog post based on a Telegraph article concerning the bust.
So, what's up?
The answer is that the pro-Obama lackies are being "disingenuous."
There were two busts: one in the Oval Office and one in the President's residence. Obama did return the one in the Oval Office to the British Embassy, but he kept the one in the residency.
Anyone who buys into this dishonest ruse deserves nothing but contempt.
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