Obama's Credit Card Declined


President Obama spoke to workers at
the Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau in Washington on Friday.

President Obama spoke to workers at

the Consumer Financial Protection

Bureau in Washington on Friday.

While doing so, he recalled a moment

last month when his card was declined at a

restaurant.

President Barack Obama

At first he thought he was a victim of

identity theft. "It turned out, I guess I don't

use it enough, so they thought there was

some fraud going on," he said. "Luckily,

Michelle had hers. I was trying to explain to

the waitress that I've really been paying my

bills."

Obama was dining at Estela, a trendy

restaurant in Noho, during his stay in New

York for the annual United Nations General

Assembly session in September.

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