WATCH: Romney and Obama Spar Over Government-Backed Funding During Third Presidential Debate
During Monday night’s third presidential debate, Mitt Romney criticized President Obama for investing in energy companies such as Solyndra. He said, “Research is great, providing funding to universities and think tanks, great. But investing in companies? Absolutely not.”
President Obama tried to interrupt, but Romney continued, “The private sector’s not going to invest in a solar company.”
The president told Romney to “hold the floor for a while”
and said, “Anybody out there can check the record. Governor Romney, you keep on trying to airbrush history here that you would not provide government assistance to the U.S. auto companies even if they went through bankruptcy. You said that they could get it in the private marketplace. That wasn’t true.”
Romney responded, “You're wrong, Mr. President.”
Watch their exchange below:
