ABC News’ David Chalian Reports: A few hours after Gov. Pat Quinn, D-Ill., publicly called on Sen. Roland Burris to resign his seat, the White House weighed in a bit further on Sen. Burris’ fate.
“It might be important for Sen. Burris to take some time this weekend to either correct what has been said and, certainly, think of what lays in his future,” said White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. He went on to challenge Burris to use the upcoming weekend to “take a look at what has been said and for him to come up with an explanation that satisfies” all of the questions swirling around his evolving story about contacts with people in former Gov. Blagojevich’s sphere as he was seeking the US Senate seat from Illinois.
Earlier this week, Mr. Gibbs indicated that he had not talked to President Obama specifically about the controversy surrounding Sen. Burris and on Friday was still unable to provide the president’s reaction to what has taken place in his home state.
From the White House podium at his press briefing on Friday, Gibbs repeated his statement that President Obama believes the people of Illinois deserve to have this matter thoroughly investigated.
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