(CNN) -- Tareq Salahi said Tuesday he and his wife "did not party-crash" a White House state dinner last week. The Obama administration said Salahi and his wife, Michaele Salahi, attended but had not been invited to the state dinner for visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and officials say they got into the event because of a breach in security. Appearing on NBC's "Today" show with his wife, Tareq Salahi said the aftermath of the incident has been "the most devastating thing that's ever happened to us." "We're greatly saddened by all the circumstances that have, you know, been involved and portraying my wife and I as party crashers. I can tell you, we did not party crash the White House."
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Couple was allowed into White House state dinner for Indian prime minister
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Couple met with President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden
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Secret Service says couple was able to get past checkpoint
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