Robin Roberts said she almost turned down a 2012 interview with Barack Obama over concern of being outed
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Robin Roberts nearly turned down a 2012 exclusive interview with then-President Barack Obama because he was going to shift his stance on marriage equality and she was afraid she would be outed.
The "Good Morning America" anchor said she was told there was a possibility Obama was going to announce a shift in his stance on marriage equality at the time, she told Ellen DeGeneres on Monday. Roberts, who is gay, was not yet publicly out and said she considered declining the interview.
"I had not been public yet about being gay and I was afraid that I might be outed, that people might wonder, 'Why is she the one interviewing the President when he's making this change in his stance,'" she told DeGeneres.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday expressed frustration that Hamas has submitted “numerous changes” to a US-backed proposal for a ceasefire and release of hostages in Gaza – a development that casts further doubt on the prospects of quickly securing the deal the US hopes will bring “an enduring end” to the war.
The US and Ukraine are expected to sign a bilateral security pact on the sidelines of the G7 in Italy on Thursday, multiple people familiar with the matter told CNN, in a deal that lays out a path for the US’ long-term security relationship with Kyiv but that could also be undone by future US administrations.