President Obama says he will not apologize for his and his campaign's messages saying the financial company Bain Capital outsourced jobs under Mitt Romney's leadership, despite Romney saying that's not true.
The president made the statement during an interview Saturday with WAVY-TV in Virginia. The station is scheduled to air the interview Sunday night, but it can be seen now on WAVY's website.
"We won't be apologizing," Obama said. "Mr. Romney claims he's Mr.Fix-It for the economy because of his business experience, so I think voters entirely legitimately want to know what is exactly his business experience."
The question did not directly address Romney's call Friday for an apology after Obama deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter suggested that in Security and Exchange Commission filings Romney misrepresented his position at Bain Capital, particularly when he officially left, which she said would either be a "felony" or a misrepresentation to Americans.