Washington Examiner - Politico's chief White House reporter Mike Allen apologized to Bill Clinton and his staff after asking the former president "unexpected questions," according to the New York Times.
"I had misunderstood the parameters, and I’m very sorry about that," Allen told the Times in a story posted Thursday.
The Times story centers on presumptive 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and the mistakes she and her staff plan to avoid repeating from her last run for the White House in 2008.
"For example, last month in Little Rock, Ark., a Politico reporter, Mike Allen, lobbed a couple of unexpected questions at Mr. Clinton after he delivered prepared remarks at the 'Playbook Cocktails with Bill Clinton' event," reads the report. "Mr. Clinton made news by questioning whether Mr. Obama’s delay on an immigration overhaul affected the weak turnout of Latinos in the midterm elections. Mr. Clinton’s team appeared livid with the organizers about the unanticipated questions."
Then comes Allen's apology. It isn't unusual for journalists to agree to reasonable conditions set by an interview subject's staff ahead of time. But it is extraordinarily rare to see a respected, high-profile journalist apologize for asking unexpected questions in an interview with a former president, one who also happens to be married to a potential 2016 candidate.
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They're not journos, they're stenographers. What else would anyone expect but that they'd apologise and grovel when they transgress?
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