A Strong Statement

" Our White House correspondent he is actually traveling with the president he's there that kind of still channel what's happening in Africa right now. I'm sorry the senior political correspondent -- for tough tough tough but I don't yeah and finally learned that title."

" I'm mr. cover the president's privilege is always listened to speech was media as -- full of tough love in the kind of words. US presidents when traveling to the continent have never spoken before it's obviously clear that this president believes. He has. As was set before he was announced being a son of Africa. They legitimacy and a platform here that perhaps other American presidents. We're not from the continent -- whites who don't have a residence in their own biography. That Africans look to an embrace set things ever before said. Iraq -- riddled with corruption it is riddled with conflict the president called it constant as the sun and he called that conflict sometimes -- ethnically. Tribe against tribe or for other reasons. It's a millstone around the neck of the entire continent he also said he governments are not transparent. If they're not believable and if they don't -- 20% off the top. Business is from around the globe not just the United States simply will not come here. The president said. The future of Africa is in the hands of Africans you have to step up changer institutions. Stop fighting one another and stop being complicit in or a victim of government corruption. That's a kind of speech that this president and threw his aides promised he would deliver here in fact he has delivered here will it change the -- overnight no but. In all the briefings we've received from senior administration officials the purpose of this visit. And now we know the purpose this speech was to lay down a marker in all future conversations this president has about the continent and with leaders on the continent. He's now uses speech and made himself in US policy fundamentally clear if you reform here governments an honest transparent and accountable you receive more aid. That aid will not be delivered unto you just so you can scrape by in the president's words. But you can develop and sustain your own economies and become not an importer of usaid but eventually an exporter of either foodstuffs. Or products that in the -- is a summation the president's address. I would have to say. Though maybe not unexpected it is certainly stern. Fulfill the president's commitment of delivering tough love here we'll see how the reaction is but clearly those gathered at the convention center here and opera received it warmly guys."

" major the responses we were listening to -- will wanted to clear for our viewers he's a lot of people wondering about what was going on that audio and video connection it was a pool camera inside that provided to all of the major networks there inside the parliament building. But following the Twitter feed here watching the White House Twitter feed and what they're saying is. You mention the 20% skidding off the top. They don't mention that their Twitter feed it all very selective about what they're putting out from the White House the only mention they make is Africa doesn't need strong men it needs strong institutions was the only thing they highlight it from that those stern words. From the White House interesting though the reaction in the room I couldn't tell those were boos. Or if it was sort of a ruling -- rolling applause I couldn't quite tell what did you make of that major."

" Well I think I'm a bit distant from the convention center here at the media center. Doing wildlife shots on not on sites I can't give you an eyewitness account for what it sounded to me it. As. And I was following other Twitter feeds of reporters were actually there on site and what they've reported was this was an enthusiastic responses generally positive. And when the president talked about conflict corruption. And lack of transparency. That received very warm applause at times I was set to be very sort of -- to present had -- sort of amp up the volume of this conversation. To did over the applause and being generally table favorable reaction he was receiving. From that's via a one audience understand these are gathered politicians this is apartment here not -- other invited political guests. This is not what you would call an ordinary town hall type -- audience not at all. It's the political class here in -- but as the president said when he arrived here last night he was greeted by the victorious political party and then losing opposition party said that doesn't happen very often Africa that's a sign of progress had a good future ahead for this country."

" Got it senior White House correspondent Major Garrett thank you very much for -- this all morning long. And helping us get over that ninety minute warning its wealth and but coming."