White House calls McCain’s accusations of high-level leaks ‘grossly irresponsible’

[Eugene]

Source: Yahoo! News

White House calls McCain's accusations of high-level leaks 'grossly irresponsible'

By Olivier Knox | The Ticket – 1 hr 25 mins ago

Under fire over detailed media reports about top secret national security projects, the White House on Wednesday hit back at Republican Senator John McCain's charge that the leaks sprang from "the highest levels of the White House" to help President Barack Obama's political fortunes.

"Any suggestion that this Administration has authorized intentional leaks of classified information for political gain is grossly irresponsible," spokesman Jay Carney told reporters aboard Air Force One.

His comments came after McCain charged Tuesday on the Senate floor that the leaks were part of an "Administration effort to paint a portrait of President Obama as a strong leader on national security issues." McCain repeated that allegation Wednesday on CBS's "This Morning."

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[Scuba]

1. Hey John, Obama doesn't have to paint a fake pic.

[denverbill]

2. More likely they were leaked by Republican operatives in the CIA to make Obama look bad.n/t