Obama Speaks to Democrats' and His Future in NPR Interview
US President Barack Obama and his daughter Sasha walk to Marine One helicopter on the South Lawn of the White House December 19, 2014 in Washington, DC.
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty ImagesPresident Barack Obama addressed the new Congress, his party's prospects, and overseas turmoil in an NPR interview published Monday, saying vetoes may lie ahead as Republicans take over the Senate for his final two years in office and stopping short of ruling out a U.S. embassy in Iran.
“There are going to be some areas where we [he and Republicans] disagree and, you know, I haven't used the veto pen very often since I've been in office,” Obama said, according to a transcript. “Now I suspect there are going to be some times where I've got to pull that pen out, and I'm going to defend gains that we've made in health care. I'm going to defend gains that we've made on environment and clean air and clean water.”