Obama Drinks Filtered Tap Water, Downplays Lead Risk: ‘Flint Water At This Point Is Drinkable’

And… it’s safe. President Obama says so.
As Flint’s water crisis drags on, and officials expect a period of two years to replace the city’s corroded pipes, President Obama has become a pitchman to quell the population’s worries and take the pressure off of Flint leaders, despite plenty of evidence of negligence and corruption.
Obama even took a drink, as so many stumping political figures have over the years, after an awkward speech that almost gave the impression that lead isn’t so bad – because people who grew up before EPA laws on lead still ‘did really well’ in life.
The Detroit Free Press reported:

This post was published at shtfplan on May 5th, 2016.