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CNN's Borger falsely asserted McCain "absolutely" "called for [Rumsfeld] to be fired"

March 06, 2008 2:10 pm ET

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SUMMARY: On The Situation Room, CNN senior political analyst Gloria Borger falsely claimed that "[Sen. John] McCain has said over and over again, you know, 'I would have fired [former Secretary of Defense] Donald Rumsfeld.' ... [H]e called for him to be fired while -- in the Senate." In fact, McCain did not call for Rumsfeld to resign or to be fired.

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