BREAKING: Obama Refuses To Answer Repeated Questions On Whether Requests For Help In Benghazi Were Denied

Kyle Clark of 9 News in Denver, CO  asked his Twitter followers for questions to pose to the Commander-in-Chief in his interview with him today. Many respondents asked for him to ask about Benghazi – specifically, who denied the requests for help. Clark’s first question to the President was, “were the Americans under attack in Libya denied requests for help during that attack, and is it fair to tell Americans that what happened is under investigation and we’ll all find out what happened after the election?”

9News  reported:

KUSA – President Barack Obama would not directly address questions from 9NEWS on whether Americans under attack in Libya were denied requests for assistance during the September 11th terror attack.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Friday that the military did not send immediate help to the consulate in Benghazi because commanders lacked enough information about the ongoing attack to put troops in harm’s way.

President Obama discussed the situation in Libya during a satellite interview Friday afternoon with 9NEWS reporter Kyle Clark, who also asked if it’s fair for Americans to be told to wait until after the election to learn what truly happened in Libya.

“The election has nothing to do with four brave Americans getting killed and us wanting to find out exactly what happened,” President Obama said. “Nobody wants to find out more what happened than I do.”

President Obama was directly asked twice whether pleas for help on the ground in Libya were denied during the attack. Both times, he repeated his standard call for a thorough investigation.

You can watch the full interview of the President refusing to answer the questions at Colorado Peak Politics.

UPDATE:

Petraeus finally weighs in on this deal.

Ace of Spades HQ: David Petraeus: No One In the CIA Ordered Operatives To Stand Down

So hmmm. Who does that leave? It’s under investigation.

Hat tip: Sooper Mexican