As Obama continues to campaign for Congress' support for the Iran nuclear deal, he spoke to Jewish-American publication The Forward's editor-in-chief Jane Eisner about the deal, Israel's safety, and accusations of anti-Semitism.
But then Eisner broke out the tough questions for the president — what's his favorite flavor of bagel?
THE PRESIDENT: I was always a big poppy seed guy.Q: Poppy seed.THE PRESIDENT: So the poppy seed bagels at H&H Bagels — which somebody told me they closed —BEN RHODES: They closed.Q: It's closed, yes.THE PRESIDENT: Which is shocking.RHODES: My school was a block from H&H bagels.THE PRESIDENT: I mean, I would walk down from —RHODES: Columbia.THE PRESIDENT: — Columbia just to get H&H bagels on Saturdays or on the weekends.Q: And what do you like on a poppy seed?THE PRESIDENT: Just a schmear.Q: Just a schmear.THE PRESIDENT: Lox and capers okay, but generally just your basic schmear. [The Forward]
There you have it. Read the rest of the interview over at The Forward.
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