- President Barack Obama said Tuesday the G-8 relocation from Chicago to Camp David did not come because of security concerns and he confident his hometown can handle the NATO gathering.
Obama made his remarks at his press conference in response to a question from the Chicago Sun-Times the day after the surprise announcement about the site switch for the G-8 economic summit.
The G-8 and NATO were to take place back-to-back in May, after Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s former chief of staff, lobbied for the events. Obama noted that the larger NATO summit –which will bring some 50 nations to Chicago—is still on.
“I always have confidence in Chicago being able to handle security issues,” Obama said.
Well, if Obama says it, it must be true.