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Mother of Ambassador Killed in Benghazi Asks Donald Trump to Stop Using His Name
The mother of the late U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevensâwho was killed in the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound and CIA annex in Benghazi, Libyaâhas called for an âimmediate and permanent stopâ to the use of her sonâs name by GOP leaders and Donald Trump in his presidential campaign, calling the practice âopportunistic and cynical.â
âAs Ambassador J. Christopher Stevensâs mother, I am writing to object to any mention of his name and death in Benghazi, Libya, by Donald Trumpâs campaign and the Republican Party,â Mary Commanday said in a letter-to-the-editor published in the New York Times on Saturday.
âI know for certain that Chris would not have wanted his name or memory used in that connection. I hope that there will be an immediate and permanent stop to this opportunistic and cynical use by the campaign.â
Republicans have repeatedly criticized presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton for the way she handled the Benghazi attack as then-Secretary of State.
Commandayâs request echoes the sentiments of Stevensâ sister, Anne Stevens, who said she doesnât blame Clinton for her brotherâs death and doesnât âsee any usefulness in continuing to criticize her.â
âI do not blame Hillary Clinton or [Former Secretary of Defense] Leon Panetta,â she said in an interview with the New Yorker last month. âThey were balancing security efforts at embassies and missions around the world. And their staffs were doing their best to provide what they could with the resources they had.â
She also criticized the way the Benghazi attack has been politicized and used in the current presidential campaign, according to the magazine.
âWith the many issues in the current election, to use that incidentâand to use Chrisâs death as a political pointâis not appropriate,â Anne Stevens said.
The mother of the late U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevensâwho was killed in the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound and CIA annex in Benghazi, Libyaâhas called for an âimmediate and permanent stopâ to the use of her sonâs name by GOP leaders and Donald Trump in his presidential campaign, calling the practice âopportunistic and cynical.â
âAs Ambassador J. Christopher Stevensâs mother, I am writing to object to any mention of his name and death in Benghazi, Libya, by Donald Trumpâs campaign and the Republican Party,â Mary Commanday said in a letter-to-the-editor published in the New York Times on Saturday.
âI know for certain that Chris would not have wanted his name or memory used in that connection. I hope that there will be an immediate and permanent stop to this opportunistic and cynical use by the campaign.â
Republicans have repeatedly criticized presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton for the way she handled the Benghazi attack as then-Secretary of State.
Commandayâs request echoes the sentiments of Stevensâ sister, Anne Stevens, who said she doesnât blame Clinton for her brotherâs death and doesnât âsee any usefulness in continuing to criticize her.â
âI do not blame Hillary Clinton or [Former Secretary of Defense] Leon Panetta,â she said in an interview with the New Yorker last month. âThey were balancing security efforts at embassies and missions around the world. And their staffs were doing their best to provide what they could with the resources they had.â
She also criticized the way the Benghazi attack has been politicized and used in the current presidential campaign, according to the magazine.
âWith the many issues in the current election, to use that incidentâand to use Chrisâs death as a political pointâis not appropriate,â Anne Stevens said.