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Members of the marine corps and others after he appeared to link the deaths of eight marines during a training exercise this week to the sequester budget cutbacks for which he voted. he denies having made that link, but here is what he said on the senate floor yesterday. >> support the military and the families-- mr. president, its very important we continue training our military, but one of the things in the sequester is cutback in training and maintenance. thats the way the sequester was writt...

Responsible for the statements that he made and as i say it, he needs to go to the marine barracks, the formation, standing, and give an apology. and not just ask the spokes people from his office to do it. thats cowardly. >> brian: the marine corps says this is pure political posturing on the backs of these dead marines. >> steve: by linking the two, hes suggesting the marines will, you know what? the sequester cut us back, so well ten the men and women out there to do training exercises, even ...

Training exercise had been planned well in advance. >> yeah. >> megyn: it had nothing to do with the budget changes because of the sequester, any attempt was misguided because there is no linkage which now his office acknowledges, but theres a question whether harry reid despite what he says through his spokesperson was out on a limb that upset, justifiably, many members of the military. one marine corps official saying to abc news, he considers this nothing, but pure political posturing on the ...

Deal, oops, weve got some empty beds now. this guy decides afterwards -- by the way, not related, im retiring. ive got to get going. he looks like he should retire. whats he? 30? >>alisyn: he is well preserved. this is what you constantly hear with sequester. its either this or furlough. either this or laying off. we dont want to take money out of the pockets of workers. and that is a handy and know, you end up not cutting something that people think is expendable. >>steve: when youre talking ab...

Measured america present special travel to the saudies that we dont give to israel. an update. and well follow harry reid as he makes remarks on the deaths of seven marines and now some say it was eight. well get to the bottom of that. while seeming to tie in the issue of those sequester spending budget changes. well take a closer look at mr. reids remarks and debate the chalaims that he was using the dead marines for political advantage. >> seven dead marines, somebodys sons, somebodys fathers,...

Was written. these men and women, our marines were trained there in hawthorne. and with the sequester, its going to cut the stuff back. i just hope everyone understands. >>steve: hes suggesting that the marines are sending out men and women to do these exercises without being properly trained. that is not true. >>brian: by the way, if you dont like the way it was written, tell the president. he wrote it. number two is that is extremely insulting. can you imagine being the family member? yes, sev...

A flat out lie. >> brian: he never even met mitt romney. >> steve: so now what the senator said yesterday has got his own team trying to walk it back. and yet, it is incredible and were going to play it for you. harry reid implies that the sequester caused the explosion that killed seven in hawthorne, nevada yesterday. thats right. he linked the sequester with seven dead marines. listen. >> one of the things that sequester is cut back in training and maintenance. thats the way the sequester was ...

It was seven and now were told eight marines died in nevada in a training exercise, despite the fact that he immediately mentioned the sequester, his office comes out and says the idea that senator reid think the hawthorne tragedy had anything to do with the sequester is absurd and unsubstantiated by his remarks, your thoughts. >> unsubstantiated by his remarks, they put out a statement because thats exactly what his remarks implied. they may say technically he was talking about future training....

Helped, really what we need in those cases is a special place in hell so we can cram those people in there. well, look at this. news today. on the tenth anniversary of the invasion of iraq. one of the things we do as a country as policy is we offer grants to the children of service members who were killed in action. so, these kids lose a parent in the war, they can have help from the u.s. government to go to college. only now, those grants are being cut. by more than a third. here you go, kid. s...

Feeling in us and then divert it so veterans do not actually get helped, really what we need in those cases is a special place in hell so we can cram those people in there. well, look at this. news today. on the tenth anniversary of the invasion of iraq. one of the things we do as a country as policy is we offer grants to the children of service members who were killed in action. so, these kids lose a parent in the war, they can have help from the u.s. government to go to college. only now, thos...