John McCain's past remarks on Blinken being 'dangerous to America' resurface amid Afghanistan debacle
McCain called Blinken 'dangerous to America and to the young men and women who are fighting and serving it'
By Houston Keene | Fox News
The late Sen. John McCain's, R-Ariz., remarks in 2014 warning that now-Secretary of State Antony Blinken is "dangerous to America" resurfaced online amid the botched withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.
The senator's comments come from his opposition speech against Blinken’s nomination to be deputy secretary of state under former President Obama.
"I rise to discuss my opposition to the pending vote concerning Mr. Antony ‘Tony’ Blinken, who is not only unqualified but, in fact, in my view, one of the worst selections of a very bad lot that this president has chosen," McCain excoriated Blinken, who was eventually confirmed to the post in 2015.
McCain noted that it was not very "often" that he openly opposed a presidential nominee on the Senate floor, as he believed "elections have consequences," but he warned that Blinken was a danger to the nation and its service members.
