Sen. John Kerry, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on MSNBC’s Daily Rundown Tuesday that Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s critical comments about the White House were “a mistake” and “poor judgment.”

But the Massachusetts Democrat declined to weigh in on whether McChrystal deserves to lose his job over the headline-grabbing quotes he gave to a Rolling Stone reporter.

“I think this is something that has to be decided by the president and his top security team,” Kerry said.

Watch the full interview below.

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