UPDATE: Politico has video of the President’s comments. We’ve posted them above.

Check out this pool report from Washington Times White House correspondent Jon Ward this morning. President Barack Obama basically called District residents a bunch of wusses when it comes to dealing with snow and ice. We’d be offended if he wasn’t, you know, totally, absolutely correct.

From: Jon Ward
Sent: Wed Jan 28 10:53:20 2009
Subject: POOL REPORT #1

POOL REPORT #1
1/28/09
POTUS meeting with business leaders

Potus makes humorous remarks about the inability of D.C. schools and residents to “handle” wintry weather, says he is “confident” stimulus bill will pass.

At 10:34 a.m., pool was ushered into the Roosevelt Room for what was expected to be simply a photo op. POTUS sat at the long wood table with 13 business leaders such as Google’s Eric Schmidt and Jet Blue’s David Barger (full list below). Behind POTUS: Browner, Rahm, Jarrett, Summers, in that order.

POTUS said he wanted to talk about something unrelated to the economy. “Can I make a comment unrelated to the economy?” — and launched into weather remarks (please check transcript): “My children’s school was canceled today, because of what? Some ice,” he said, and all at the table started laughing.

“As my children pointed out, in Chicago school is never canceled,” he said, joking about how kids go out for recess on snow days. More laughter.

POTUS said he would have to instill “some flinty Chicago toughness” into Washingtonians.

“When it comes to the weather, folks in Washington don’t seem to be able to handle things,” POTUS said. Fighting words!

Pool then began to file out only to hear Potus begin speaking in response to a question. He thanked leaders for coming and said they are “on the front lines” of the economy and have helped shape the stimulus.

“I’m confident were going to get it passed,” he said.