Obama: 'We go after anybody who would attack Americans

Aboard Air Force One today, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney shared more from the transcript of President Obama's to-be-released interview with CBS.

The part of the interview currently being played up in the media is where Obama says Mitt Romney "seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later."

"The interview covered a lot of subjects and it covered a number of questions about the incident in Libya," Carney said

Quotes from Obama that Carney shared via the CBS transcript:

--“I think most Americans, Democrats or Republicans, understand that there are times where we set politics aside, and one of those is when we've got a direct threat to American personnel who are overseas.  And so I think that if you look at how most Republicans have reacted, most elected officials, they've reacted responsibly, waiting to find out the facts before they talked, making sure that our number-one priority is the safety and security of American personnel.

--"It appears that Governor Romney didn’t have his facts right...

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--"The situation in Cairo was one in which an embassy that is being threatened by major protests releases a press release saying that the film that had disturbed so many Muslims around the world wasn’t representative of what Americans believe about Islam, in an effort to cool the situation down.  It didn’t come from me, it didn’t come from Secretary Clinton; it came from folks on the ground who are potentially in danger.

--"And my tendency is to cut folks a little bit of slack when they're in that circumstance, rather than try to question their judgment from the comfort of a campaign office.

--"And I do have to say that, more broadly, we believe in the First Amendment.  It is one of the hallmarks of our Constitution that I’m sworn to uphold.  And so we are always going to uphold the rights for individuals to speak their mind.  On the other hand, this film is not representative of who we are and our values, and I think it's important for us to communicate that.  That's never an excuse for violence against Americans, which is why my number-one priority -- and my initial statement -- focused on making sure that not only are Americans safe, but that we go after anybody who would attack Americans.”

The interview was recorded today and will air on 60 Minutes this Sunday.