{"id":28667,"date":"2016-01-08T06:42:56","date_gmt":"2016-01-08T10:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=28667"},"modified":"2016-01-08T06:50:45","modified_gmt":"2016-01-08T10:50:45","slug":"28667","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=28667","title":{"rendered":"How many times has a POTUS been accused of fake crying?!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Was President Obama Fake Crying?<\/h1>\n

The conspiracy theories are already out there.<\/h2>\n
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Are these tears real or fake?<\/p><\/div>\n

In the wake of President Barack\u00a0Obama’s speech announcing executive actions on gun control<\/a>, some political pundits \u2013 professional or otherwise \u2013\u00a0contended\u00a0that the president’s show of emotion<\/a> when discussing the 2012 Newtown school shooting\u00a0wasn’t exactly genuine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Several Twitter users doubted the sincerity of Obama’s moment of sadness, including Oscar-nominated actor James Woods:<\/p>\n

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#Obama<\/a> sheds #CrocodileTears<\/a> and searches for #TelePrompTer<\/a> at the same time. Watch it again. #ClassicObama<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/LM5AxmBeBf<\/a><\/p>\n

— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) January 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n