Gibbs On BP: We'll 'Keep the Boot On Their Throat'

[President Obama with U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal aboard Marine One yesterday.]

As the massive Gulf Coast oil spill continues to get worse, British Petroleum (BP), is “coming under mounting pressure,” The Wall Street Journal reports. Since the accident, BP’s stock market value has declined by roughly $25 billion, the AP reports, and the clean up will cost billions and could take years.

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs was asked yesterday about President Obama’s approach to BP.

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