Shortly after the photo-op meeting and âworking lunchâ with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the one that saw President Obama openly chastised by the Prime Minister for Obamaâs earlier public comments regarding wanting to see Israel return to its 1967 borders, the president verbally âwent offâ on Richard Daley in the private study area that adjoins the Oval Office. President Obamaâs verbal attack was clearly heard by numerous staff up and down the West Wing hallways.
The essence of the presidentâs rage and embarrassment can best be summed up with him yelling out very loudly, âWhat the f-ck was that!?â That phrase was apparently repeated a number of times in the span of about five minutes, a time period in which Obamaâs voice became âlouder and louderâ and culminating in Obama exclaiming, âNever again! Do you understand me? Never again!â Any response by Bill Daley back to the president, if given, was not overheard.
Daley was soon after seen walking slowly down the hallway back toward his own office. He appeared âunconcernedâ and was walking alone. His mood was apparently good enough that he took the time to speak briefly with some junior staffers before continuing down the hall. There was no sign of the president, though Valerie Jarrett did make an appearance on her way into the Oval Office. This was viewed as somewhat of a rare thing as Jarrett has apparently not been seen much on the lower levels of the West Wing for the last month or so. Neither she nor the president was seen for some time after that.
