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Obama speaks at White House press conference about downed Malaysian jet
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Jul 18, 2014
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Obama speaks at White House press conference about downed Malaysian jet
In a White House press conference this morning, President Obama noted that one American was among the 298 killed when Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was shot down.
People stand, on July 17, 2014, amongst the wreckages of the malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on Thursday that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. The head of Ukraine's air traffic control agency said Thursday that the crew of the Malaysia Airlines jet that crashed in the separatist east had reported no problems during flight.
People stand, on July 17, 2014, amongst the wreckages of the malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on Thursday that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. The head of Ukraine's air traffic control agency said Thursday that the crew of the Malaysia Airlines jet that crashed in the separatist east had reported no problems during flight.
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In a White House press conference this morning, President Obama noted that one American was among the 298 killed when Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was shot down.

Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was shot down yesterday over eastern Ukraine. This morning, President Obama spoke about the crash and said at least one U.S. citizen was among the 298 who died in the crash.

Leigh Munsel, a defense reporter for Politico, joined Take Two to discuss this morning's events.