President Obama Quips: ‘I Considered Rescinding’ Jack Lew’s Nomination Over His Signature

On Thursday, President Barack Obama officially nominated White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew to replace Timothy Geithner as the next Secretary of the Treasury. Towards the end of the press conference in the East Room of the White House, the president said that he had considered rescinding Lew’s nomination over his nearly illegible signature.

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During his speech thanking the president and his likely predecessor for the chance to become the next Treasury Secretary, Lew said that he had only recently learned that both he and Geithner “share a common challenge with penmanship.”

The president agreed.

“I had never noticed Jack’s signature,” Obama said to laughs from the crowd. “When this was highlighted yesterday in the press, I considered rescinding my offer to appoint him.”

“Jack assures me that he is going to work to make at least one letter legible in order not to debase our currency,” Obama concluded.

Watch the clip below via Fox News Channel:

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