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Mitt Romney's campaign is seizing on President Obama's hot mic gaffe - in which he told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he will have "more flexibility" to deal with missile defense after the November election - and urging supporters to tweet what they think the president might try to accomplish in a second term.

"President Obama had a revealing and unguarded moment when he was caught on tape telling Russia’s president, ‘This is my last election. After my election, I have more flexibility.’ President Obama signaled that he’s going to cave to Russia on missile defense, but the American people have a right to know where else he plans to be ‘flexible’ in a second term," Romney said in a statement Monday.

 "Higher taxes, more spending and increased debt are all on the table as long as Barack Obama is in the White House, despite what he says publicly. President Obama needs to level with the American public about his real agenda," Romney! continued.

The campaign urged supporters to use the hashtag #ObamaFlexibility to mock the president by suggesting other policy positions he could be more flexible on in a second term.

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