--- title: 2016 Presidential Race: David Cameron Denies Scott Walker-Obama Quote description: David Cameron disputes an assertion by the Republican presidential hopeful that he spoke ill of President Obama canonical: https://time.com/3920126/scott-walker-barack-obama-david-cameron/ author: Zeke Miller article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-12T22:29:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:41:44.108Z article:section: Politics og:title: British Leader to Scott Walker: I Never Dissed Obama og:description: David Cameron disputes an assertion by the Republican presidential hopeful that he spoke ill of President Obama og:url: https://time.com/3920126/scott-walker-barack-obama-david-cameron/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: British Leader to Scott Walker: I Never Dissed Obama twitter:description: David Cameron disputes an assertion by the Republican presidential hopeful that he spoke ill of President Obama twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # British Leader to Scott Walker: I Never Dissed Obama > Sponsored content. 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Scott Walker shared his views on the economy, minimum wage, and and the partisan showdown in Congress over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's impending visit to the U.S. during his speech at CPAC._ by [Zeke J Miller / Deer Valley, Utah](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke J Miller / Deer Valley, Utah Jun 12, 2015 10:29 PM UTC by [Zeke J Miller / Deer Valley, Utah](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke J Miller / Deer Valley, Utah Jun 12, 2015 10:29 PM UTC Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says British Prime Minister David Cameron confided in him that he was concerned about the direction of American leadership. But there’s a problem with the Republican’s tidy critique of President Barack Obama: Cameron doesn’t remember it that way. Walker, who has taken several trips overseas in recent months to study up on foreign policy in preparation for an all-but-certain presidential bid, told a roomful of Republican donors Friday that world leaders, including Cameron, are worried about the U.S. stepping back in the world. “The Prime Minister did not say that and does not think that,” a Downing Street spokesperson told TIME. “I heard that from David Cameron back in February earlier when we were over at 10 Downing,” Walker said. “I heard it from other leaders around the world. They’re looking around realizing this lead from behind mentality just doesn’t work. It’s just not working.” His comments came at the E2 Summit hosted by former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in Deer Valley, Utah, where Walker was auditioning for support from some of the Republican Party’s deep-pocketed donors. Walker and Cameron met Feb. 10 while Walker was traveling on a trade mission for his state. The trip was overshadowed in the U.S. by news coverage of Walker dodging a question on evolution. 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