all of a sudden made targets by this administration. so how do you feel as a father to have your son identified? we expect better out of the high ups in our government while they don t believe their son was part of the bin laden raid they say the team shared the victory and eventually the shock of being name. did aaron tell you that team six was angry? yes, absolutely. they were very angry. they would have said special operators. three months after bin laden was killed aaron vaughn was among 17 seals killed when their helicopter was shot down in afghanistan and the seals have been made part of the obama campaign. bill clinton came on and told americans just think of the downsides for obama had those seals been captured or killed. when i have a son buried in arlington national cemetery and i m supposed to be concerned about the down side for the president? while the vaughns have chosen to speak out they say
reporter: did aaron tell you that team six was angry? yes. everybody that he talked to, yes, absolutely. they were very angry. reporter: so it was like the rug got pulled out from under them. yes. the administration could have said special openers. isn t it kind of fun to go back and forth, was it navy seals, or was it this? reporter: the vaughns told us they felt the entire seal community should be respected and given their pryce if that s what they wish, megyn. megyn: wow. an incredible interview. catherine, thank you. reporter: you re welcome. megyn: a troubling new survey from the world s leading economic forum shows the united states losing its edge in global competitiveness, and how. slipping to number seven after topping the list just four years ago. moments ago, the white house suggested someone is to blame for that, and we ll show you who they say it is. next. plus, president obama repeatedly attacking governor romney s ads on his handling of welfare reform. go
i mean, we re not there to assassinate somebody. we weren t sent in to murder him. this was, hey, kill or capture. jon: the parents of another navy seal who was killed in combat in afghanistan are also speaking out exclusively to fox news today. they re criticizing the obama administration for publicly identifying seal team six. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge live in washington with more on that. catherine? reporter: jon, thank you. the vaughns say their son was filled with anger and uncharacteristic fear after vice president joe biden revealed the navy seals were behind it just two days after the raid. aaron called me and said, mom, you need to wipe your social media clean of any reference to me or any of my buddies, and he actually said to me, mom, there s chatter, and all of our lives could be in danger, including yours. reporter: so how do you feel as a father, to have your son identified? expect better oe
wins and is sworn in. megyn: all right, guys. thank you. good to see you. good to see you. megyn: coming up, before aaron vaughn was killed in afghanistan in 2011, he asked his family to keep quiet about his assignment to seal team six and his role with the armed services. but after the bin laden raid, the administration made this elite group a household word and gave film makers special access to the details of their mission. now the vaughns, his family, are upset, and they are speaking out in an exclusive interview about what they believe was done to their son. [ female announcer ] e-trade was founded on the simple belief
high-ups in our government. and i believe what the administration did then, i believe it was criminal. reporter: the vaughns are now speaking publicly about their son, what it meant to lose him in afghanistan and sharing that experience with other military families. fox asked the vaughns whether it was possible that the vice president identified seal team six because the administration and the entire country were so grateful. i can tell you one thing, seal team six did not want to be identified. so it wasn t that they were trying to be proud of them, because those men do not need a pat on the back. they don t work for that. reporter: did aaron tell you that team six was angry? yes, absolutely, they were very angry. reporter: so it was like the rug got pulled out from under them. yes. the administration could have said special operators. isn t it kind of fun as american citizens to go back and forth, well, was it the seals or was it this? it was our special operators. re