White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told CNN’s Jessica Yellin at Monday’s briefing for reporters that Obama goes “to Camp David with some regularity, but I’m not sure how often he’s done that” sport, which involves shooting clay discs with a shotgun. Then she issued something of a challenge to the president: “I think he should invite me to Camp David, and I’ll go skeet shooting with him, and I bet I’ll beat him.” “If he is a skeet shooter, why have we not heard of this? Why have we not seen photos? Why hasn’t he referenced this at any point in time?” Blackburn said. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, who spoke Monday on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront.” Obama’s answer drew skeptical reviews from Republicans, including Rep. The caption accompanying the official White House photo says it was taken at Camp David – the Maryland presidential retreat – on August 4, 2012, his 51st birthday. And I think those who dismiss that out of hand make a big mistake.” He said that his daughters had not participated but that he has “a profound respect for the traditions of hunting that trace back in this country for generations. “Up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the time,” Obama said, answering a question about whether he had fired a gun before. The White House on Saturday released a photo of President Barack Obama shooting skeet last August, backing up a claim he made in a recent interview that some Republicans questioned. (CNN) - One could say this photo shoots down any remaining skepticism.
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