NBC’s Bob Costas opened the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia with a flattering profile of the country’s president, Vladimir Putin. The segment portrayed Putin as a statesman, credited him for preventing an American airstrike on Syria, and for persuading the Iranian government to the nuclear negotiating table.
Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) appeared on Fox News Friday and responded to this ridiculous segment by Costas. McCain told Neil Cavuto that Costas "doesn’t know what he’s talking about" and that he "ought to stick to sports."
"He is an old Colonel KGB, nothing more, nothing less, and Mr. Costas giving him this kind of credit borders on ludicrous," McCain added.
