Thomas Ricks’ appearance on Fox News certainly didn’t last long.
The Pulitzer Prize winning journalist accused the conservative network Monday as “operating as a wing of the Republican Party” during a discussion about the Obama administration’s response to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.
Anchor Jon Scott noted Sen. John McCain seemed to be backing off U.N. Amb. Susan Rice and asked Ricks what he thought.
“I think Benghazi was generally hyped by this network especially,” said the longtime defense reporter. He added that McCain was likely backing down now that the election is over.
Scott asked how the reaction to Benghazi could be hype “when you have four people dead, including the first U.S. ambassador in more than 30 years,” to which Ricks asked Scott if he knew how many security contractors were killed in Iraq. Scott didn’t know.









