VIDEO: Romney declines to answer questions after Iowa fair flap
Tensions ran high during former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s appearance at the Iowa State Fair Thursday, which appears to have prompted the 2012 presidential candidate to decline further questions.
C-SPAN cameras caught an exchange between CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Norah O’Donnell and Romney in which the reporter attempts to ask a follow-up question.
“I just don’t take questions unless we are doing a press avail,” said Romney, referring to the pre-designated times politicians make themselves available to the media.
Watch the exchange:
