The Awful Truth

MR. ROMNEY: Yeah. Just going to make a point. Any investments I have over the last eight years have been managed by a blind trust. And I understand they do include investments outside the United States, including in — in Chinese companies. Mr. President, have you looked at your pension? 

PRESIDENT OBAMA: (Inaudible) — Candy — 

MR. ROMNEY: Have you looked at your pension? 

PRESIDENT OBAMA: I’ve got to say — (inaudible) — 

MR. ROMNEY: Mr. President, have you looked at your pension? 

PRESIDENT OBAMA: You know, I don’t look at my pension. It’s not as big as yours, so it — it doesn’t take as long. The — 

MR. ROMNEY: Well, let me — let me give you — (laughter) — let me — let me give you some advice. 

PRESIDENT OBAMA: I don’t check it that often. (Chuckles.) 

MR. ROMNEY: Let me give you some advice. Look at your pension. 

 

PRESIDENT OBAMA: (Chuckles.) OK. 

MR. ROMNEY: You also investments in Chinese companies. 

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Yeah. 

MR. ROMNEY: You also have investments outside the United States. 

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Yeah. 

MR. ROMNEY: You also have investments through a Caymans trust, all right? 

PRESIDENT OBAMA: All right. (Inaudible) — 

MS. CROWLEY: And we are way — we’re sort of way off topic here, Governor Romney. We are completely off immigration.

After Mitt Romney tried to make it such a big issue, you'd have thought there'd be some media followup on the Awful Secret of Obama's Pension.

Turns out the only investment account he has is one he signed up for as a member of the Illinois legislature.