(LAS VEGAS) -- Mitt Romney, returning to the battleground state of Nevada for the first time since becoming the presumptive nominee, reminded an audience Tuesday of disparaging remarks made about Las Vegas by the president and promised that if he’s elected, he won’t shy away from traveling to Sin City.
"It was only three and a half, four years ago that Barack Obama was campaigning here and I know he raised a lot of people’s hopes," said Romney, standing on the floor of a furniture company. "He was talking about making things better and he was going to bring the country together and I know he had a lot of you folks thinking things were going to get real good. And he’s been a big disappointment hasn’t he?"
"As a matter of fact he came into the White House and told people not to bother to go out to Las Vegas for conventions or meetings," said Romney.
Romney was referring to a series of remarks made by President Obama over the past few years that have been less-than-flattering about Las Vegas. The first, in 2009, came when Obama was speaking about federal spending and said, "You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on the taxpayer’s dime.”
Then, in 2010, Obama during a town hall meeting warned about frivolous spending in Las Vegas, remarking, "You don’t blow a bunch of cash in Vegas when you’re trying to save for college."
"I’ll tell you if I become the next president of the United States, I’m going to remind people I’ve come to Las Vegas, I love it here. Come out to Las Vegas and spend some time," Romney said.
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