Contradicting Bush, Rumsfeld Claims He Was Replaced Because Of ˜The Outcome Of The Election’
Tuesday, December 12th, 2006 by RLRFrom Think Progress
By Judd
Yesterday on Hannity and Colmes, outgoing Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said that he was removed as a direct result of the outcome of the election.
On November 8, Bush said explicitly that, regardless of the outcome of the election, Rumsfeld was out:
BUSH: And so he and I both agreed in our meeting yesterday that it was appropriate that I accept his resignation. And so the decision was made — actually, I thought we were going to do fine yesterday. Shows what I know. But I thought we were going to be fine in the election. My point to you is, is that, win or lose, Bob Gates was going to become the nominee.
Someone isn’t telling the truth.
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