Managing Editor, New York Times -cl A
Search every verified Carolyn Ryan interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In September 2015, New York Times managing editor Carolyn Ryan appeared on Meet the Press and discussed President Barack Obama's political standing. Ryan said that Obama was "unable to confront and absorb the fact that he's unpopular" in certain states, including some purple states, and that he "keeps kind of pushing himself out there." She also stated that "all presidents have egos and they tend to be oversized but surprisingly fragile," adding that this dynamic was part of what she observed in the president's behavior.
“President Obama who was this ascendant politician wanted to be a Transcendent politician now it seems like he's unable to confront and absorb the fact that he's unpopular in these states some of them purple States and he keeps kind of pushing himself out there.”
“All presidents have egos and they tend to be oversized but surprisingly fragile and that's part of what we're seeing.”
On Meet the Press, the NYT's Carolyn Ryan said that Obama is unable to deal with the fact that he is that he is unpopular in red ...
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