Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Thursday disputed accusations that he changed his tune on prisoner exchanges and Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl after the soldier was released from the Taliban.
In February, McCain told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that he would be “inclined to support” a prisoner swap to bring Bergdahl home, but has since come out in opposition to the exchange for the soldier’s release.
On Thursday, McCain clarified that in February, he said his support for a prisoner swap depended on details.
“The details are unacceptable and for anyone to accuse me, therefore, of saying that I’d support any prisoner swap under any circumstances is lying,” he told CNN’s Jake Tapper.
“And the details are outrageous. They went to Qatar, where the Taliban has an office, and in a year they are going to be out and the deal is, like any other agreement, as I said, in the details,” McCain said on CNN, explaining his opposition to the swap. “I mean, it’s just totally unacceptable. These people would be back in the fight.”
In a statement released before his appearance on CNN, McCain’s communications director, Brian Rogers, accused the Obama administration of twisting his words.
“The Obama Administration is obviously having a difficult time defending this deal, and is desperate to discredit its critics on both sides of the aisle. But that doesn’t give the White House and their allies license to distort and selectively quote Senator McCain’s words,” Rogers said.
Fucking paleohypocrite needs to retire.
The fact that he had said he would support prisoner exchanges in the past does not negate what he said just because the monkeys are screaming.
Dude, you were recorded. It was on the internet. It.Is.Eternal.
This is no country for that old man.
keep digging ass----
Shut up you old fuck. You weren’t even aware of the issues at the VA clinic two minutes away from your office because you were too busy yapping it up in the media as you are now. Go retire to one of your seven homes!