About his election loss blaming what he calls gifts thats a quote, gifts, the president people gave to people who voted for him. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Mitd romney speaking out about his election loss for the tempers flaring on capitol first time and blaming it in part on gifts that the hill. Senator john mccain lashing out president gave to supporters. At one of our cnn producers who lets talk about that and more questioned why he was missing a with the republican governor bobby jindal of louisiana. Key hearing on the attack on the hes the new chairman of the republican governors u. S. Consulate in benghazi, association. Libya. Mccain has been a sharp critic congratulations by the way. I guess i got to say of the president and his congratulations on getting that job, governor. Thanks very much for joining us. Administration complaining lawmakers are not getting enough information. Thank you, wolf. And when asked why he missed great to be back on the air with that meeting today, he lashed you. All right. Let me play a little clip of out. Our senior congressional what he said to some of his big correspondent dana bash is up on capitol hill. Shes got more on this sensitive donors thats causing quite an uproar. Heres mitt romney. Story. Dana, what happened . Reporter well, it turns out, listen to this. What the president , the wolf, cnn learned that most of president s campaign did was the republicans on this key focus on certain members of his committee that had a briefing on base coalition, give them what happened in benghazi did not go. Extraordinary financial gifts in fact, it was three out of the eight republicans on that from the government, and then committee. Work very aggressively to turn one of those republicans who did them out to vote. Not go to that briefing, it was a classified briefing, was john now, thats caused a lot of mccain. Uproar, gifts that the president now, mccain at the time was gave. I guess the implication is, was having a press conference yesterday lashing out at the he bribing some of that administration for not getting enough information and calling coalition minorities, hispanics, for a select committee to young women with all sorts of investigate it all. Well, our ted barrett caught up gifts . With the senator earlier today what do you make of that . And wanted to know why he didnt go to that briefing. Wolf, this is completely and to say the least, it did not unhelpful. This is not where the Republican Party needs to go. Go well. If you want voters to like you, the first thing youve got to do is like them first. And its certainly not helpful listen to what happened. Because i have the right as a to tell voters that you think their votes were bought. Senator to have no comment. Thats certainly not a way to and who the hell are you to tell show them that you respect them, you like them. We need to stop talking down to voters. Me i can or not . As a Republican Party we need to fight for 100 of the electorate. Reporter so john mccain not 53 , not 52 but 100 . Would not comment, would not give an answer to ted who was weve got to stop trying to divide people into different trying to do his job, trying to find out just why senator mccain groups by race, gender, class. Didnt go to that briefing. And senator mccain went onto say instead weve got to show them that our conservative principles he thought ted was badgering him will help them pursue the and not being respectful, which you know ted barrett, he is respectful. American dream. I will tell you though that this is completely not helpful. Later in the day senator mccain this is not where the Republican Party needs to go. Spokesman contacted us saying we need to offer smart, that the reason he didnt attend that classified briefing was conservative, intelligent ideas because of a scheduling error. And policiepolicies. I should also tell you that senator mccain has been inside the briefing thats going on we dont win votes telling right now. You probably see this podium behind me. Them their votes were bought is thats because were waiting for not helpful or true. This is where the republican the Senate Intelligence party needs to go net. It sort of reminded me, chairwoman and ranking to come governor, i dont know about out of a classified briefing. You, but it reminded me about senator mccain is at this that really controversial comment he was overheard at that briefing at this hour. Why couldnt he have said that to begin with . Fundraiser in boca raton in told ted barrett i had a scheduling problem, a scheduling error, if you will. Florida in may speaking of the and i screwed up. That would have ended the controversy. Reporter thats a great 47 im paraphrasing, anyone question, wolf. Who gets government assistance its what ted and i were talking if you will, that caused him an about the minute he told me about this exchange. Why didnt he just say that . Enormous amount of problems during the campaign as well. He certainly has answers for do you see a similarity here and many of us in the hallways a lot. In fact, he just walked out temporarily of this meeting there . Absolutely. Thats going on right now. Look, as a party, as a country, were an aspirational party, and other reporters were asking why he wasnt at that classified were an aspirational country, were a country that believes briefing yesterday. And thats what he said. Our best days are ahead of us. I had a scheduling error. So tempers are flaring here. Were a country that believes everybody wants their children i think that exchange with ted to do better than their parents barrett is probably a good have done. We want our kids to get a great example of how heated this issue has gotten. A lot of people particularly as education, and high paying jobs. I believe people on food stamps weve seen over the past couple and government assistance dont want to be there. Days, senator mccain. We all screw up from time to theyre there because they dont time. People make mistakes and we move have the ability to get better paying jobs. On. Meanwhile, dana, tempers are its our responsibility to adopt flaring on the house side as policies that grow the economy, well. Listen to this Fiery Exchange that give them the education and opportunities to have a better after the house hearing on the quality of life. I dont think we get advance benghazi attack. This discussion or debate by insulting folks. What is clear is that this look, the republicans we need to stick to our principles, but we administration including the need to treat other people with respect. Even those we dont agree with, president himself has we need to show them we respect intentionally misinformed, read them and their beliefs. That, lied to the american we can disagree without being people in the aftermath of this disagreeable. Republicans said a lot of dumb things. We need to condemn the remarks. Tragedy. Now president obama has the gall you saw it in indiana and to float the name as possible missouri. Secretary of state the name of as a party we need to stop the person who is the actual talking down to voters. We have great ideas on School Choice on putting Great Teachers vehicle used to misinform the in the classrooms, energy independence, a lower flatter tax hole without the loopholes American People during this and breaks for the wealthy and crisis. The special treatment. The arrogance and dishonesty lets go out and put those policies out. Reflected in all of this is a lets actually have an honest little bit breathtaking. And its about time that the intellectual debate. President of the United States lets stop insulting people. Decide to level with the we have too many people on American People. Lets find out the facts. Unemployment. Theyre not there because they want to be there. Lets not stonewall this issue theyre there because there are not good paying jobs in this and cover up mistakes as appears economy. Lets grow the economy and to be happening today. Symptom insulting the voters. Did you cvey these same they requested for worldwide thoughts to the governor when he was the republican president ial security 440 million more than you guys wanted to provide. Nominee . Look, i dont know how much benefit there is to continue to a quarter of a billion dollars look back. Mitt romney is a good man, in security upgrades that you honorable man reality is i dont think his campaign laid out a refused to make in this good vision how his policies would benefit every single committee. And then you have the audacity to come here and say why wasnt american. Its a very impressive biography the protection of these people and resume. At the end of the day president ial elections are about provided for. Visions and policies. And the answer is because you i think now as a party we either need to congratulate the damn didnt provide it. You reduced what the president on his win. As a party we not only need to administration asked for to look forward and fight for every single vote in america. And the way we do that is to protect these people. And the answer to the question treat people with respect. Is how do you protect these we dont need to be like the people . It costs money believe it or democratic party. We dont need to divide people into special Interest Groups, or not. Gary ackerman, congressman racial groups first or gender from new york. Groups or geographic or class obviously very angry. Groups. We treat every american as an the other republican congressman, dana bash is still with us, shes on capitol hill. Individual. We dont think demographics is destiny. The circumstances of your birth theres a Senate Intelligence dont determine your outcome as committee underway right now. Theyre getting classified an adult. We want every american to pursue briefing as well. The dream. What are you learning, dana. Were going to treat them with respect and offer policies to reporter thats right. Help them and their children do this is a group of officials from the cia including the better. Thats what we have to be to be acting cia director, mr. Clapper a Majority Party to win elections. The reason we have 30 republican and others from the state governors is they are working to department have been going improve schools in their states. Around. They had a very long meeting on they are working to balance the house side for the House Intelligence Committee this their budgets, grow private morning. By the way, this is the one that sector economies. We dont need two democratic or general petraeus was supposed to be doing coming back after liberal parties in this country. Congress was gone and really the Republican Party doesnt need to moderate our principles. Giving them the details that we do need to modernize our they have about what happened in party, however. One final question, governor. Benghazi, why the Intelligence Community may have not had the comprehensive immigration correct initial information reform. About what happened there and all of a sudden republicans and what they know now. Democrats are talking about it. That briefing on the senate side Lindsey Graham, hes trying to is going on as we speak. And as i mentioned, were going get together with Chuck Schumer to see if theres an to hear from the chairwoman in opportunity. Are you in favor right now of the ranking republican. What we do know is that they are major legislation that would deal with comprehensive seeing a video that was obtained immigration reform, securing the from the consulate. Border but also having a pathway it was a closed circuit video to citizenship for some of those that intelligence officials are Illegal Immigrants who are in hoping will shed light on what really happened and why the the country . Wolf, several things. Information they had at the time may not be what it turned out to absolutely i am for be in the end. Dana, thanks very much. Comprehensive approach. Lets stop making this a well have much more on this part of the story coming up. Dana bash reporting. Other Important News were political issue. Lets solve this issue. Following right now, senior does have to include securing the borders. The president said he was going Administration Officials telling to present a proposal. Cnn the white house is working let him present that proposal so behind the scenes to try to keep the conflict between israel and we arent negotiating with hamas from escalating. Ourselves. But we in the Republican Party rockets and missiles are flying need to be clear that we welcome folks that want to come to this back and forth between gaza and country and follow the rules and israel with multiple deaths on work hard and make this a better both sides now. Stronger country. And right now theres fear this our Legal Immigration system is broken. Could become an allout ground we need to dramatically increase the number of people we allow in this country legally. War. Our Senior International its good for them, its good correspondent sara sidner is in for our country. Right now our immigration gaza city for us right now. Policies arent good for our country, theyre not good for sara, what is the very latest on families. This extremely tense situation . We have folks that come here, we educate them and kick them out of the country. As a Republican Party we need to be clear that welcome the folks to come here and make this a reporter we have just heard moments ago, wolf, another air better stronger country. Takes a lot of entrepreneurial strike, a huge boom and then a spirit and risk to move your black plume of smoke. You can actually see that with family here, to want to get good your eyes even though it is very dark here now. As were getting information in paying jobs and work very hard. Just right now from that latest whether your familys been here five minutes or hundreds of air strike, we are hearing that years, thats not what makes you there are several people who an american. Have been killed. Thats whats kept us apart from the rest of the world. Perhaps several children. Were still looking into that right now. This is just one in a series of its something unique and exceptional for our country. I dont think we should be negotiating with ourselves. Air strikes today that have been let the president put his ideas a barrage of blasts all day long on the table. Its got to include substantial followed by huge plumes of black increase for legal immigrants smoke. For Legal Immigration. But we have also seen dozens lets stop kicking people out upon dozens of rockets leaving that want to make this a better country. Governor jindal, thanks very this area and areas all along much for coming in. Good luck with the new the gaza strip into israel. Assignment as leader of the i want to let you hear that. National republican governors association. We appreciate it very much. Thank you, wolf. [ gunfire ] bobby jindal is the governor okay. That is exactly. All right. Im going to move out of the of louisiana. Very popular in his home state. Way. Im going to let you get a look a lot of folks already here. Im going to let you get a look speculating, is it too early to at what is going on. Now, i can see the black smoke. Start looking ahead to 2016 . Its difficult too capture on well see. Lawmakers get a first look camera. But you saw that flash. This is what we have been at Surveillance Video of the deadly attack on the u. S. Dealing with all day. Weve also been dealing with consulate in benghazi. So what does it show . Im sorry, the power has just gone out. Weve been dealing with power im going to ask one u. S. Outages, wolf. But this feels like war. Senator who actually saw the video. Hes standing by live. It may not have been declared, annes tablet called my phone. But it feels like war to the annes tablet was chatting with a tablet in sydney. Civilians who live here. People are locked in their a desktop in zurich. Homes. All of the businesses have been and a telepresence room in brazil. Closed. They have had power outs. The secure cloud helped us get some numbers theres a lot of fear here by from my assistants pc in new york. The civilians, as you might and before i reached the top, imagine. Also on the other side of the the Board Meeting became border we spent some time there this morning. A congrats we sold the company party. We saw people hunkering down when they heard the sirens in wait til my wifes phone hears about this. Southern israel. We saw ourselves, dozens of [ cellphone vibrating ] [ female announcer ] with cisco at the center, rockets coming over being working together has never worked so well. Blasted out of the sky by the iron dome. So an actual fullscale war may not have been declared, but it in that time thereve been some good days. Certainly feels like that to the civilians that are dealing with and some difficult ones. This for the past couple of days. We know that there have been but, through it all, weve persevered, more than 200 rockets fired into supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. Israel. So why should our anniversary matter to you . And there have been more than 120 air strikes that have come because for 200 years, over gaza. You just heard the very latest weve been helping ideas move one just now, wolf. From ambition to achievement. That was an israeli air strike that we just saw and heard behind you . And the next great idea could be yours. Is that right, sara . Reporter yeah. Thats what we understand. Because heres whats been happening. We have been listening to this time and time again. [ gordon ] for some this line is a convenience. It sounds like the exact same how you doing today . Im good thanks. Sound we have been hearing. How are you . Im good. [ gordon ] but for others, its all they can afford. First you usually hear the sound of a plane. And then you hear what are every day nearly nine million Older Americans massive blasts, very, very different from when for example dont have enough to eat. You hear a rocket coming out of anything else . No, not today. Join me, aarp, and Aarp Foundation even a grad rocket coming out of in the drive to end hunger by visiting drivetoendhunger. Org. Gaza. Those have a