McCain says Assad's chemical weapons attack was partly Trump's fault

Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain said rhetoric used by the Trump Administration influenced the Syrian government’s recent chemical weapons attack that killed about 80 civilians — and prompted President Donald Trump to order a retaliatory strike.

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“I think it probably was partially to blame,” McCain said on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday. “And Secretary [of State Rex] Tillerson basically saying the same thing after kind of contradicting himself and then saying the same thing argues vigorously for a plan and a strategy. As I said again, taking this action I support and was important.”

McCain was alluding to recent statements made by Tillerson, who said the “longer term status of President [Bashar] Assad would be decided by the Syrian people,” during a press conference in Turkey in late March.

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