The microphone was hot, and this time, President Barack Obama was happily aware that he was being recorded. During the opening of a speech he gave to news editors in Washington, Obama took a light jab at the media for reporting sideline discussions he had with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Seoul that were, unbeknownst to the pair, picked up by press microphones. “It is a pleasure to speak to all of you — and to have a microphone that I can see,” Obama said to laughter from the audience of news executives. “Feel free to transmit any of this to Vladimir if you see him.” READ MORE: Obama likes knowing when the microphone is on
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The microphone was hot, and this time, President Barack Obama was happily aware that he was being recorded.

During the opening of a speech he gave to news editors in Washington, Obama took a light jab at the media for reporting sideline discussions he had with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Seoul that were, unbeknownst to the pair, picked up by press microphones.

“It is a pleasure to speak to all of you — and to have a microphone that I can see,” Obama said to laughter from the audience of news executives.

“Feel free to transmit any of this to Vladimir if you see him.”

READ MORE: Obama likes knowing when the microphone is on

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