Romney: White House apology was a "disgraceful statement"

September 12, 2012 4:24 PM

Mitt Romney called the Obama administration's response to a statement released by the U.S. embassy in Egypt "disgraceful" and deflected questions when asked if he thought he was speaking out too soon. Jan Crawford reports.

Amid criticism, Romney doubles down on criticism of White House's response to Egypt, Libya attacks

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