But before the President entered the room, and senior advisors claim without the President's personal knowledge, an official from the Department of Defense, Alison Barber, prepped the soldiers. Kelly O'Donnell
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![Reached later, Master Sergeant Corine Lombardo said the soldiers had discussed their answers, but knew what they wanted to say, and practiced to appear articulate before the Commander-in-Chief. And a top spokesman for the Department of Defense also put out a statement trying to further clarify what happened. Saying in part [text on screen] 'No one intended to tell them what to think or how to express themselves. Going through likely questions in advance was meant solely to help the troops feel at ease. We certainly regret any perception that they were told what to say. It is not the case.' Still, what has happened with this is it has been a distraction from the message the White House wanted to give, and that was to highlight tomorrow's vote. Katie? - Kelly O'Donnell Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBLZWxseSBPJ0Rvbm5lbGwgICAg&num=12 "Reached later, Master Sergeant Corine Lombardo said the soldiers had discussed their answers, but knew what they wanted to say, and practiced to appear articulate before the Commander-in-Chief. And a top spokesman for the Department of Defense also put out a statement trying to further clarify what happened. Saying in part [text on screen] 'No one intended to tell them what to think or how to express themselves. Going through likely questions in advance was meant solely to help the troops feel at ease. We certainly regret any perception that they were told what to say. It is not the case.' Still, what has happened with this is it has been a distraction from the message the White House wanted to give, and that was to highlight tomorrow's vote. Katie? - Kelly O'Donnell Quotes")
