fowler later posted a three-minute, 30-second audio snippet confirming the accuracy of the remark. senators clinton and john mccain both issued statements condemning the remarks. obama later defended his comments, but conceded: "i didn't say it as well as i should have." however, he also added: "i said something that everybody knows is true." obama had addressed similar themes of guns, religion, and economics in 2004 during an interview with charlie rose.