Jon Huntsman isn’t allowed to even discuss his potential 2012 presidential run until after April 30th, his last day as President Obama’s ambassador to China. But that doesn’t mean people aren’t already politicking against him.
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Privately, Huntsman allies are more perplexed. Both letters were personal notes, which mean they were more likely deliberately leaked, as opposed to being obtained under Freedom of Information requests at The White House, which strongly protects presidential correspondence.
At the same time, seems odd the White House would be so public in leaking a private note from Huntsman to Obama to undermine the former GOP governor’s 2012 chances–especially when Huntsman still works for the administration for another two weeks.
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