Mother of Benghazi victim at GOP convention: 'Hillary for prison'

Pat Smith blames Hillary Clinton for the death of her son in Benghazi at RNC

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published 19 July 2016

The theme of Monday's Republican National Convention is "Keep America Safe," with a large section focused on Benghazi. That part kicked off with Pat Smith, the mother of Sean Smith, one of four Americans killed in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya. Smith placed the responsibility for the attack squarely on presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's Democratic rival. "I blame Hillary Clinton. I blame Hillary Clinton personally for the death of my son," she said. "She lied to me and then called me a liar."

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.