White House: 'No pressure' to alter Syria policy after McCain meets with rebels

The White House denied Tuesday that a visit to Syria by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) over the weekend puts any more pressure on the Obama administration to take a more forceful role in the 26-month civil war.

“I don't believe that his trip puts more pressure on us,” White House communications director Jennifer Palmieri told MSNBC. “All of the options … are what the administration is considering in terms of how we deal with Syria."

Palmieri said the White House and the State Department had gotten a head's up from McCain before his trip.

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