This guy is on top if it.
Wednesday, July 3rd, Egypt had a military coup and President Morsi was deposed.
It is the job of our Secretary of State to handle things like this -- to be in constant communication with the Egyptians and to be in Washington to offer advise to our leaders.
Obama met with his National Security team but Kerry was not present.
John Kerry on his boat during Egypt upheaval, State Dept. concedesPants on fire -- the guy has great hair but he is just not that smart. I am not surprised by anything this administration does...
As regime change was unfolding in Egypt, Secretary of State John Kerry spent time on his boat Wednesday afternoon in Nantucket Sound, the State Department acknowledged to CBS News on Friday, after repeatedly denying that Kerry was aboard any boat.
"While he was briefly on his boat on Wednesday, Secretary Kerry worked around the clock all day including participating in the President's meeting with his national security council," said State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki, naming a series of Egyptian and international officials Kerry had spoken with on Wednesday.
Psaki's acknowledgment marked a stark reversal from previous denials that Kerry was on any boat whatsoever.
A "CBS This Morning" producer spotted Kerry on his boat Wednesday afternoon on Nantucket, where Kerry has a vacation home. When "CBS This Morning" senior producer Mosheh Oinounou tweeted about the sighting, Psaki issued a denial, calling the tweet "completely inaccurate" and said Kerry has been "working all day and on the phone dealing with the crisis in Egypt."
Also on Wednesday afternoon, the White House released a photo of the president and his national security team meeting in the situation Room. Kerry was not present in the photo, but his office said he did participate in the meeting via a secure phone line.
On Thursday night, CBS News obtained a photo of Kerry on his boat and sent it to the State Department, asking whether they still stand by their denial that Kerry was on a boat.
The response: "Yes."
