Another fun Harry Reid story: In my book, I reported on how Reid had pressured the White House into repealing Don't Ask Dont Tell during the 2010 lameduck, a huge moment that paved the way for marriage equality.
After I reached Obama's office for comment, Obama called Reid...
After I reached Obama's office for comment, Obama called Reid...
Obama urged Reid to clarify what he had told me and say that the two had actually been in lockstep. Reid told him he'd call me. Reid did call, but stuck by his story, which was not that Obama was against repeal, but he was worried it would mess up his START Treaty vote 
I told Obama's spokesperson what he had said and she sighed. I offered to talk to him one more time but predicted he'd stick by his story, because I'd seen him do this before (once when Schumer had asked him to call me, and he did, but said the opposite of what Schumer wanted).
Book excerpt is here huffpost.com/entry/barack-o…
This was a story Reid had never told while Obama was still in office, not wanting to take credit. But by 2017 he was quite proud of it and wanted it known.
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