Barack Obama has come perilously close to endorsing the fast-growing Occupy Wall Street protests. The President today said those holding sit-ins and rallies in New York and across the U.S. are expressing the frustrations of Americans over Wall Street practices and economic inequality. The protests have slowly grown in size and attention over the last three weeks and now President Obama said he understands the public's concerns about how the nation's financial system works. Scroll down for video Frustrated protesters: President Obama, pictured today, said those holding it-ins and rallies are expressing the frustrations over Wall Street practices and economic inequality of the Americans
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President says sit-ins and rallies show frustrations of American public
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Taken away: A protester is arrested in front of Wall Street, after the largest number yet of protesters went on unpermitted marches around the @placeholder area on Wednesday