A History of 'Visibly Angry' Obama

When President Obama shows emotion, people notice.
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Despite appearing calm in public, a “visibly angry Mr. Obama” is seething over the poor handling of the Ebola crisis, according to a report from The New York Times on Friday.

“It’s not tight,” Obama said during a meeting with aides, according to Times sources, who also leaked that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were among the targets of the president's ire. (Whether Obama meant “tight” in the sense of the early-aughts slang word or as a reference to the effort's cohesiveness, he’s correct.)