In a more difficult interview than he has experienced in recent sessions with MTV, NBC News, Jay Leno, The View and other outlets, President Obama twice did not answer the question of whether his administration denied requests for help from Americans under attack at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on September 11.  That attack left Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans dead.  On Friday, Fox News reported that during the attack, the CIA turned down an “urgent request” for military back-up from agency operatives under fire in Benghazi.

In the interview, done Friday by Kyle Clark, a reporter for Denver’s WUSA-TV, Obama was asked a two-part question: “Were the Americans under attack at the consulate in Benghazi, Libya denied requests for help during that attack, and is it fair to tell Americans that what happened is under investigation and we’ll all find out after the election?”