“I can’t wait to get in,” added Mr. Obama, who snorkeled off the coast later in the day. After Midway, the president was scheduled to fly to China to discuss climate change. But commercial fishing interests have expressed strong opposition, arguing that Mr. Obama has harmed their industry by prohibiting long-line fishing in vast waters. Mr. Obama is not the first American president to visit the remote island. “Come back” in June 2017, Teya M. Penniman implored Mr. Obama in a message posted on the website of Friends of Midway Atoll.

Source: New York Times September 02, 2016 00:28 UTC