President Recaps Camp David Weekend On Air Force One
Mr. Obama said he enjoyed the presidential compound and said "you can see during the summer it is going to be a nice time." He noted that he looked forward to being able to hit a few golf balls and of course some basketball.
The first family was not alone during their first weekend at the Maryland retreat. Sasha Obama brought one lucky friend and the First Lady invited a friend and her two children.
"So it was nice," the president said.
Journalists aboard Air Force One were also visited by senior adviser David Axelrod, who was also coatess. He carried with him a printout of the latest Gallup poll whose results he was ready to discuss
"Strong support for this," Axelrod said. "[The] Gallup poll this morning reflects everything I've seen the last couple of weeks."
"One thing we learned over two years, there is a whole different conversation" going on outside of Washington, D.C. Axelrod said. Americans he said, "aren't sweating the details" of what the stimulus bill entails.
The confident adviser said, "we've got a good plan to deal with a deep crisis. The American people support it. We're urging everyone in Congress to catch up with the American people."