Romney: Secretly recorded remarks ‘not elegantly stated’ (Photo: NBC News) Mitt Romney said Monday evening that his comments about voters who don’t pay income taxes were “not elegantly stated,” but did not distance himself from the substance of his surreptitiously recorded remarks at a closed-door fundraiser in May. The Republican presidential nominee hastily arranged a press conference to do damage control related to comments he made at a private fundraiser, which were secretly recorded and first brought to light by the liberal magazine Mother Jones. Read the complete story.
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Romney: Secretly recorded remarks ‘not elegantly stated’

(Photo: NBC News)

Mitt Romney said Monday evening that his comments about voters who don’t pay income taxes were “not elegantly stated,” but did not distance himself from the substance of his surreptitiously recorded remarks at a closed-door fundraiser in May.

The Republican presidential nominee hastily arranged a press conference to do damage control related to comments he made at a private fundraiser, which were secretly recorded and first brought to light by the liberal magazine Mother Jones.

Read the complete story.

Source: firstread.nbcnews.com