The White House Friday refused to comment on reports it told top German officials it opposed the idea of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama giving a speech at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.
"I'm not going to comment on any conversations," said White House press secretary Dana Perino.
"We have no view on the locations of candidates' speeches or events. Our position is that the candidates have to make their own decisions."
Asked if any Bush administration officials had discussed the matter with their German counterparts, White House spokesman Tony Fratto said, "not that we're aware of." He added: "Our position is that each candidate is going to have to make decisions on their own about their campaigns."
So we have: "No comment" and "Not that we're aware of" ?
