Romney's son apologizes to Obama for 'swing' remark
(CNN) – Tagg Romney, Mitt Romney's oldest son, apologized to President Barack Obama Monday for saying he wanted to "take a swing" at him during contentious presidential debates.
Obama and Tagg Romney were seen speaking on the stage after Monday's final presidential debate, held at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. Two Obama aides said the conversation included an apology for the remark, made last week during a radio interview.
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Asked in that interview what it's like "to hear the President of the United States call your dad a liar," Tagg Romney joked about his fantasy response.
"Jump out of your seat and you want to rush down to the debate stage and take a swing at him," he said. "But you know you can't do that because, well, first because there's a lot of Secret Service between you and him, but also because that's the nature of the process. You know they're going to try to do anything they can do to make my dad into something he's not."
"We signed up for it, we've got to kind of sit there and take our punches, and send them the other way," he continued.
One of Tagg Romney's brothers, Josh, downplayed the comments in an interview on ABC's "The View."
"That brother has slugged me a couple of times," Josh Romney said. "I'm sure President Obama has nothing to worry about."
Asked about the original comments on Thursday, Romney campaign spokeswoman Amanda Henneberg said Tagg Romney was "joking about how frustrating this process can be for family."
CNN's Rachel Streitfeld contributed to this report.
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Finally, a Romney showing chracter.
So this is what your father taught you all these years? What a shame you are Tagg!
What a respectful young man to apologize. He must have had good parenting.
But wait a minute !!!!! Hasn't Romney been going off for months on Obama about "apologizing being a sign of weakness" ????
Report on something worthwhile CNN. Of all the issues facing the campaign, this has to be the least important.
Not the most flattering photo of Mrs. Obama.
Hmm. Perhaps he should also apologize for not serving in the first gulf war too?
mitt named his kid Tagg
Tagg now understands that tPresident Obama was always right about his father. Now he should vote for Obama.
on your side Tagg
Smart kid, good family.
Why does Romney need to hold hands with his wife all the way to the debates? Why does he have to find her in the audience for moral support? Why does his whole clan need to comfort him on stage after every event? Why does he need to recuperate the next day?
This is a weak man who needs constant emotional support from his family, just to function. Definitely not ready for the big chair.
I dont know who's more desperate; CNN or Obama
Republicans apologize, democrats lie
Like Father,Like Son.
Tagg now understands that President Obama was always right about his father. Now Tagg should vote for Obama.
They didn't mention anything about the Secret Service. I heard that they wanted to take a swing at the Tagg Boy. Isn't there some way that we can arrange for the SS and the Tagg Boy to have a slug fest. I would really like to see what kind of swing he has. Like they say, "It don't mean a thing........if it ain't got that swing."
hey tag, you wanna fight? get married or join the army.
It seems he does not have the words necessary to express his opinion.
The President gets no respect these days, especially on social media. Call him a Kenyan, a Muslim, a retard, say you want to punch him out, etc. There are a lot of angry, misguided individuals out there that have zero class, etiquette or just plain brain cells before they hit send on their smartphones. Idiots.
Except his dad is a proven liar.
If you listen people will tell you who they are believe them. Just like his Father only if he is caught or to his advantage.
He Has no idea what he is saying has not a clue of what the presidency and the responsibility's that come with it are all about. The only reason he thought it would be wrong to slug the president is because of the secret service. Not that its an insult to the office itself, not that its a felony to make threats... was John Hinkley joking...
No story here that I can see.
It's very peculiar that this is a front page story here on CNN, and yet there's no mention of tweets by several individuals threatening Romney with violence. How peculiar. Tagg Romney's remark was out of line, but it's telling that it gets so much attention and not a whisper about threats directed at Romney. Threatening a presidential candidate is against the law, as I recall. What's sauce for one should be sauce for the other.