President Obama to deliver statement on Egypt, Libya attacks

 

7:34 AM PT: The president is scheduled to deliver his remarks at 10:35 AM ET, though these things sometimes run late.

7:36 AM PT: In case you missed it, Mitt Romney just concluded a press conference in which he blistered the president for, essentially, taking the side of the people who attacked America. He accused the president of apologizing for the United States even as the U.S. was under attack'a truly absurd claim backed up by no evidence whatsoever.

7:37 AM PT: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a statement condemning the attacks, saying there is no justification for the murder of four Americans in the Libya attack.

7:37 AM PT: You can watch the live feed here. Still hasn't started.

7:40 AM PT: Look at this picture:

"Well, that went well." MT @CharlesDharapak: Romney leaves podium after speaking about killings in Benghazi, Libya http://t.co/...
— @mollyesque via TweetDeck

7:42 AM PT: Here's part of what got Mitt Romney so angry:

1) Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.
— @USEmbassyCairo via HootSuite 2) Of course we condemn breaches of our compound, we're the ones actually living through this.
— @USEmbassyCairo via HootSuite 3) Sorry, but neither breaches of our compound or angry messages will dissuade us from defending freedom of speech AND criticizing bigotry
— @USEmbassyCairo via HootSuite Those tweets were sent yesterday.

7:42 AM PT: Here's the president.

7:44 AM PT: "The United States condemns, in the strongest terms, this outrageous and shocking attack," the president said. "And make no mistake, we will work with the Libyan government to track down" the killers.

7:45 AM PT: "The world must stand together in rejecting these brutal attacks," the president says. Obama says religious intolerance is wrong, but says there is no justification for this sort of violence. Now he's honoring Chris Stevens and his colleagues. "The loss of these four Americans is fresh, but our memories of them linger on."

7:46 AM PT: See, Mitt? This is what it looks like when you have a president who can walk and chew gum at the same time.

7:47 AM PT: "Today we mourn four more Americans who represent the very best of the United States of America. We will not waver" in pursuit of justice "and make no mistake, justice will be done."

7:49 AM PT: President Obama has concluded his remarks. What a contrast his remarks were with Mitt Romney's.