'I cannot even stand to look at you'

A GOP House leader told President Obama, "I cannot even stand to look at you," during negotiations to end the shutdown, according to a top senator.

A GOP House leader told President Obama "I cannot even stand to look at you," during negotiations to end the shutdown, according to a top senator.

A brief Facebook post from Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the number two Democrat in the Senate, described the incident in a brief statement Sunday that Politico pointed out:

Durbin did not elaborate further on the context of the remark. At least 20 House Republicans visited the White House during negotiations to end the shutdown, so it was not immediately obvious to whom Durbin was referring.