WASHINGTON — Republican opposition to the possible nomination of Susan Rice to be secretary of state is showing signs of cracking.
Arizona Sen. John McCain said he’d be willing to meet with Rice, the current U.N. ambassador, and consider her much-scrutinized explanation about how the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, unfolded.
McCain has said GOP senators would do “whatever is necessary” to block Rice if President Barack Obama were to nominate her to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton at the State Department.
On Sunday, McCain was asked on Fox News Sunday if Rice could change his mind. McCain said “sure” and that he’d like to meet with her.
McCain and other Republicans have accused the White House of distorting the deadly Benghazi attack for political gain.