Former Republican presidential nominee John McCain is back in the spotlight after criticizing President Obama's performance during last night's third presidential debate.
McCain appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe, saying Obama was "not presidential" to Mitt Romney.
"Frankly, I don't understand why the president seems to want to take these kind of cheap shots, 'bayonets and horses,' what's that all about?" McCain said to host Joe Scarborough."
McCain was referencing to Obama's comment to Romney about the size of the Navy in 1906 compared to its size today.
McCain said when he debated then - Sen. Obama in 2008, he didn't "criticize or belittle" Obama's lack of experience on national security issues like Obama did to Romney.
"That's not presidential. And frankly, I kind of resent it," McCain said. "I think Mitt Romney has had a lot of experience and knowledge and background on these issues."
He then criticized Obama's words on foreign affairs, calling Obama's comments about the state of Iraq "a great leap(s) of imagination."
"To say that things are going just fine after 30,000 people have been massacred--I got to hand it to the president to say things, in my view, that defy reality," McCain said.
On the other hand, McCain said Romney did "very well" during last night's final debate.
"His task was to show the American people that he was perfectly capable of assuming the responsibility of commander-in-chief."
He did admit that Romney needs to fill the gap with women voters, which McCain said Romney did.
"I think he helped himself with that vote by showing that he had a centrist approach," McCain said.
He reverted back to Obama, saying, as president, he should have treated Romney with more respect.
"...especially if you're the president of the United States, and he certainly didn't. He was small-balling, that's the same thing he did before. It didn't work in the second debate. I don't think it worked in this debate," he said.
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