2012 Romney video leak

The 2012 Romney video leaks, released on September 17 and 18, 2012, was a video leaked by Mother Jones that showed 2012 Presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaking to a group of donors at a private conference on May 17, 2012. The video was taken at hedge fun manager, house in Boca Raton. During the video Romney accused 47% of the American population as "people who pay no income tax" and "who will vote for the president no matter what". The private fundraiser, at which the video was filmed, was a $50,000 per person event.
Speech
During the fundraiser Romney identified 47% of the population of paying no income tax. The full quote said:
Romney was also quoted in the video of saying that the Palestinians are "committed to the destruction and elimination of Israel".
Response
US President Obama and major running mate against Romney stated in an interview with David Letterman that "y expectation is if you want to be president, you've got to work for everybody, not just for some". In response to the speech, Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erekat said "nly those who want to maintain the Israeli occupation will claim the Palestinians are not interested in peace".

 
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