Former Romney Aide Disputes Claims by Axelrod on Twitter

Mitt Romney's former personal aide, Garrett Jackson, is disputing claims made by former senior Obama adviser, David Axelrod, that the President was upset with Romney's concession phone call following the 2012 election

Mitt Romney‘s former personal aide, Garrett Jackson, is disputing claims made by former senior Obama adviser, David Axelrod, that the President was upset with Romney’s concession phone call following the 2012 election.

In his new book, “Believer: My 40 Years in Politics,” Axelrod alleges that President Obama was “unsmiling during the call, and slightly irritated when it was over.” He even went as far as to assert that Romney had implied Obama won the election due to his popularity within black communities.

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