McCain calls Egyptian military coup another “failure of American leadership”

Like a lot of other folks, John McCain says that the ouster of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi last week was a coup d’etat , but unlike too many others, he's now calling for the Obama administration to suspend aid to the country.

Speaking on CBS' Face The Nation, McCain told host Major Garrett that the U.S. should suspend such payments until the interim Egyptian government creates a constitution and calls for new elections.

“Morsi was a terrible president, their economy is in terrible shape thanks to their policies but the fact is the United States should not be supporting this coup. And it's a tough call," McCain added.

This article appears in Jul 4-10, 2013.