Fox Contributor Falsely Claims Benghazi Whistleblower Is A Clinton Supporter

Written by Tyler Cherry

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Fox News contributor Tammy Bruce falsely claimed that the Benghazi whistleblower, Bradley Podliska, is a Clinton supporter. Contrary to Bruce's claim, Podliska is a “self-described lifelong Republican” who has publicly stated he will not vote for Hillary Clinton.

Republican Ex-Staffer Accused Benghazi Committee Of Targeting Hillary Clinton

New York Times: Former Benghazi Investigator Accused The Committee Of Focusing “Primarily” On Hillary Clinton. Bradley Podliska, a former investigator for the Republicans on the House Select Committee on Benghazi, accused the committee of focusing “primarily on the role of the State Department and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton” instead of conducting a comprehensive investigation into the September 2012 Benghazi attack that killed four Americans. As The New York Times reported:

A former investigator for the Republicans on the House Select Committee on Benghazi plans to file a complaint in federal court next month alleging that he was fired unlawfully in part because his superiors opposed his efforts to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the 2012 attack on the American diplomatic mission in the Libyan city. Instead, they focused primarily on the role of the State Department and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, he said. [The New York Times, 10/10/15]

Fox Contributor Falsely Claimed Podliska Is A Clinton Supporter

Tammy Bruce: Benghazi Whistleblower “Is A Hillary Supporter.” On the October 19 edition of Fox News' Happening Now, contributor Tammy Bruce falsely claimed that Bradley Podliska is a Hillary Clinton supporter, stating, “the fella that was fired is a Hillary supporter”:

TAMMY BRUCE: Look, I think that did happen. Clearly Cummings is going to have access. This is partisan, brought on by Hillary and President Obama and the Democrats, that is clear. The fella that was fired is a Hillary supporter. [Fox News, Happening Now, 10/19/15]

But Podliska Is A “Self-Described Lifelong Republican” Who Has Stated “I Do Not Support Hillary Clinton”

CNN: Podliska Has Said He Will Not Vote For Hillary Clinton In 2016. On the October 11 edition of CNN's State of the Union, Podliska told host Jake Tapper that he plans on voting for the Republican presidential nominee, and stated that he “do[es] not support Hillary Clinton for president”:

JAKE TAPPER: Podliska is a conservative Republican who even once interned for the conservative Media Research Center.

BRADLEY PODLISKA: I would just like to state that I am going to vote for the Republican nominee in 2016. I do not support Hillary Clinton for president. [CNN, State of the Union, 10/11/15]

Washington Post: Podliska Is “A Self-Described Lifelong Republican.” In an October 12 article titled, “Who is Brad Podliska?” The Washington Post reported that Podliska is a “self-described lifelong Republican”:

A self-described lifelong Republican, Podliska claims he returned from a period of active duty in late March to find that the Benghazi panel changed its emphasis to focus almost exclusively on Clinton. [The Washington Post, 10/12/15]