WASHINGTON (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will again carry the Republican mantle opposite a primetime appearance from President Barack Obama on Tuesday.
Jindal, considered a potential GOP presidential candidate, is slated to headline a major congressional fundraiser that coincidentally fell on the same night as Obama’s planned news conference.
Jindal was widely panned for his televised response to Obama’s address to Congress last month. This time, he will speak to a live audience of Republican faithful in Washington. And his speech — scheduled well before Obama’s news conference — will likely begin before Obama’s evening remarks.—-Contact The Daily Reveille news staff at [email protected]