Politics | President Obama Obama Going to Gulf Coast Friday President will review oil spill cleanup as frustration mounts By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted May 25, 2010 2:29 PM CDT Copied John Blazier, left, and Andy Porter walk to the top of a levee to get a view of a closed beach in Grand Isle, La., Monday, May 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) The political pressure and frustration mounts: President Obama will head back to Louisiana on Friday to review efforts to stop the Gulf oil spill. The White House did not yet release details of exactly where Obama will go, but he will spend most of the day there. As impatience grows with BP and federal authorities, Obama is expected to speak about the crisis and take questions about it on Thursday at the White House, when he will receive a report from Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. Read These Next Doctor shares wish for pro-Trump flood victims, and is fired. "Admiral Piett" of the Star Wars universe died from COVID. Man breached airport security, died in jet engine. A big change may be coming to airport security: Keep those shoes on. Report an error