'We're Disappointed'

" Our Chicago was eliminated in the very first round even after the president and mrs. Obama -- company -- to make their pitches for their hometown. It's also the hometown of White House senior adviser David Axelrod he's on the north -- to join us David good to be it -- to be to be here. What happens to be and why did Chicago go and why so quickly."

" Well look I don't I don't pretend to be an expert on the politics of the -- OC obviously. The Madrid's bid was led by a former president of the IOC I'm sure those relationships. Were valuable in this process but. There was never any guarantee all the bids were strong we knew that. This president was proud to go and represent our country and make the case for the US and make the case for Chicago we do it again. If he had the chance we're disappointed it didn't work out but. Life goes off."

" Do you think there was pushed back among some of these IOC members saying hey you know what you can't bring your celebrities like your President Obama on your Oprah Winfrey and here and tell us how to vote."

" No -- I really don't think that and we -- other plenty of examples in the past. Tony Blair. Came in at the end and one -- London in the past so there's a tradition of this. I just think that there's been intensive lobbying going on for a very long time. There are relationships and politics within the committee. That -- formidable and -- window we just couldn't. Overcome that but it was certainly well worth the effort I think everyone there agreed that the president and the First Lady made wonderful presentations ones. That both. The American people and the people in Chicago could be proud -- and you know they just decided to go another way."

" David -- envisioning the headlines from your critics this afternoon and tomorrow morning this is a review of the president by the international community this indicates decline of American influence your reaction."

" I don't think anybody who. Was at the UN last week or at the G-20 where the president was. Clearly a very strong presence in the very strong leader would just suggest that I don't think if you speak to -- the leaders throughout the world. That they would say that the IOC as -- said has its own politics that transcend these things and we simply couldn't overcome them but you know. -- critics are part of this business and critics will say what they well if the president hadn't gone. They would have said he should have gone. And that's just the nature of the business if you can't live without that you shouldn't be here."

" Yes it is possible they -- said that if he had not gone and -- still lost out. Another question for you David though the issue probably know your critics have been saying the only reason he sat down with general crystal to talk about Afghanistan while he was on the ground in company Hagan and they did that aboard Air Force One. With that he needed a justification for this -- wasn't just going to pitch for them."

" I don't think he had and he didn't need any justification for the troops personally left at 7 o'clock last night. He'll be back here by mid afternoon this wasn't a huge investment of time it was an investment of sleep. That he gave up but it was well worth that he met with general -- crystal because general -- was in London. He was in -- it was easy for them to get together more in the midst of a of a discussion about next steps in Afghanistan so it made sense for them to get together did."

" That's right White House senior adviser joining us from from from the north lawn of the White House David thanks for your time."