As House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was once again addressing his recent comments about the Benghazi committee during a House leadership press conference on Wednesday, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) interjected to defend his colleague.
“Let me just add this: There’s not one American in the course of their lifetime who wouldn’t rather have the opportunity to say words over again,” Boehner said, according to CNN.
McCarthy had been asked about his remark last week that the House Select Committee on Benghazi had been successful in damaging Hillary Clinton’s poll numbers.
“Let’s be very clear: Benghazi is not political,” McCarthy said. “It was created for one purpose and one purpose only: to find the truth on behalf of the families of the four dead Americans. Period.”
“The integrity of Trey Gowdy, the integrity of the work that has been done has never come into question and it never should be. Stop playing politics,” he continued.
He was then asked if his misspoke.
“I could have been more clear in my description of what was going forward, and I’ve stated that,” McCarthy replied.
As Democrats have used McCarthy’s comments to call into question the committee’s work, McCarthy has tried to clean up after his remark numerous times. Boehner also stepped in last week to make clear that the Benghazi panel was established for find the truth about the 2012 terrorist attack.
