The Romney campaign continued to play defense Thursday morning for a misleading statement issued late Tuesday night about the attacks on Americans in Egypt and Libya, using already debunked talking points to claim that Mitt Romney responded appropriately to the unfolding attacks on Americans in the Middle East on Tuesday.Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), a top campaign surrogate, continued to muddle the facts in an appearance on “CBS This Morning” while defending Romney’s original statement, claiming that Romney’s remarks had been a response only to the statement issued by the U.S. Embassy in Cairo and mixing up the actual timeline of events that occurred.
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