John McCain actually said...

The chairman of the SEC serves at the appointment of the president and, in my view, has betrayed the public trust. If I were president today, I would fire him.

Context

McCain criticizes the SEC chairman Chris Cox for failing to uphold public trust and suggests he should be fired.

10/09/2008

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