Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said that the problem with the administration’s response to the Benghazi attacks has more to do with President Obama than with UN Ambassador Susan Rice, during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” even though congressional Republicans, including McCain, have gone after Rice in recent weeks.
McCain, who has said he would not vote for Rice if she is nominated to succeed Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, declined to reiterate that promise Sunday.
“Sure,” McCain said to the question of whether Rice could do anything to change his mind about her. “She can give everyone the benefit of explaining their position and the actions that they took. I’ll be glad to have the opportunity to discuss these issues with her.”
Responding to a follow-up question on whether that means McCain is now open to voting for Rice if nominated, McCain replied: “I think she deserves the ability and the opportunity to explain herself and her position, just as she said. But she’s not the problem. The problem is the president of the United States who in a debate with Mitt Romney said that he had said it was a terrorist attack…”
