"Mr. Spokesperson, does that mean the President is prepared to sign this bill?" asked a reporter from the Washington Post in the White House press briefing room.
"I have already said, Mr. President is currently having the Senate prepare a detailed report on the bill. Once the report is submitted, the President will make the correct decision!"
"Mr. Spokesperson..."
Realizing that the White House spokesperson had given an evasive answer, the assembled media naturally refused to accept it and continued to pose questions relentlessly over the next period.
Equipped to handle the press, the spokesperson, adept at deflecting, managed to sidestep every pressing question from the media.
And so, this White House statement on the offshore tax evasion bill came to an end.
Over the following days, everyone closely monitored the movements of the White House.
