King was in the midst of criticizing the administration on Libya. | Matt Sobocinski /POLITICO King cites 'President bin Laden'

Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) slipped Tuesday and briefly celebrated the killing of “President bin Laden.”

“It was great killing President bin Laden,” King said on CNN’s “Starting Point” before catching himself. “I give President [Barack] Obama credit for that, bin Laden being killed.”


King made the comment while criticizing the Obama administration’s response to the attack that killed four U.S. diplomats in Libya.

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