State Dept: We Never Believed What Hillary Clinton Said

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton brought up the now infamous anti-Muslim video at the transfer of remains ceremony held at Andrews Air Force Base, upon the arrival of the remains of 4 Americans killed in a terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. The ceremony, where President Obama also spoke, was held September 14, three days after the attack, and was broadcast live across the nation on television.

The video, the Obama administration long suggested, was what sparked attacks against Americans, in Libya and elsewhere across the Muslim world. And bringing up the video at the transfer of remains ceremony helped build that false narrative.

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