Obama Official Said to Complain About Reid Trade Comment
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President Barack Obama’s top aide called Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to complain hours after Reid publicly opposed Obama’s push for Congress to speed approval of trade deals, two Senate Democratic aides said.
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough telephoned Reid to say he was unhappy that the majority leader publicly went against the White House, particularly on the day after the president’s State of the Union address Jan. 28, said the aides, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe a private call.