Barack Obama said Tuesday he meant no disrespect by turning his back to rival Hillary Clinton during the State of the Union address Monday night.
On a plane from D.C. to Kansas, Obama and Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill said there was no snub, as observers speculated following the release of a widely circulated photo showing Clinton reaching out to Obama supporter Sen. Ted Kennedy while Obama turned away.
“I was turning away because Claire (McCaskill) asked me a question as Senator Kennedy was reaching for her … Senator Clinton and I have very cordial relations off the floor and on the floor. I waved at her as we were coming into …. the Senate chamber.
“I think there’s just a lot more tea leaf reading going on here than I think people are suggesting.”
McCaskill backed him up: “It was not a snub. I had a ringside seat. It was one of those accidents that just happened and got caught on film.”
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