WASHINGTON — A growing roster of Republicans are calling on President Donald Trump to retract his claim that he was wiretapped during last year’s election after FBI Director James Comey said there was no evidence to support that accusation.
The list includes Sen. John McCain of Arizona and moderate Rep. Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania, Republicans who both said the president needs to walk back his statement that former President Barack Obama was spying on Trump Tower during the White House campaign last year. New York Rep. Peter King and Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake also made similar statements.
“I think that he should retract his comment,” McCain told reporters Tuesday. “He should retract unless he has evidence that would show Obama was behind that and obviously there has not been that evidence.”
Dent, speaking Monday night on MSNBC, said, “Yes, he should retract. And if I were in his shoes — I would apologize if I were in his shoes, absolutely.”