The Republican National Convention continues, and so do the lies about the Benghazi tragedy. Tonight, former presidential candidate Ted Cruz claimed that Hillary Clinton said “what difference does it make?” when asked about the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi. It’s a gross and common — completely false — right-wing talking point.
LIE: Ted Cruz: “Theirs is the party […] that responds to the death of Americans at Benghazi by asking, ‘What difference does it make?’”
THE TRUTH
FactCheck.org: “Clinton didn’t say that the deaths didn’t make a difference… Republicans… have portrayed the remarks as being uncaring toward the lives lost that night… But Clinton’s full remarks indicate she was concerned about the lives lost.”
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson led his speech with an oft-used quote from Hillary Clinton on the Sept. 11, 2012, Benghazi attacks, but he left out the full context. […] Former U.S. Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey was more egregious in misrepresenting Clinton’s quote, saying: ‘So I guess about her emails we’re soon gonna hear the same infamous question that we heard about the death of four Americans in Benghazi, what difference at this point does it make?’ Clinton didn’t say that the deaths didn’t make a difference. […] Republicans, like Mukasey, have portrayed the remarks as being uncaring toward the lives lost that night. Johnson himself went on to describe in his speech several victims of terrorists attacks, saying ‘it made a difference’ to them. But Clinton’s full remarks indicate she was concerned about the lives lost.