Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney continues to be criticized over remarks he made attacking President Obama over his handling of the violence in Libya. A protester interrupted Romney’s speech in Fairfax, Virginia, to accuse him of “politicizing Libya.”

Mitt Romney: “But I also recognize that right now we’re in mourning. We’ve lost four of our diplomats across the world. We’re thinking about their families and those that they’ve left behind. What a tragedy — ”

Protester: “Why are you politicizing Libya?”

Mitt Romney: “— to lose such a wonderful, wonderful, uh — ”

Protester: “Why are you politicizing Libya?”

Mitt Romney: ” — wonderful people that have been so wonderful, and appreciate their service to the country.”

Crowd: “Mitt! Mitt! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!”

Mitt Romney: “And so, I would offer a moment of silence, but one gentleman doesn’t want to be silent, so we’re going to keep — we’re going to keep on going.”

Romney supporters drowned the protester out with chants of “U.S.A.! U.S.A.!” The disruption comes as Romney faces criticism for using the violence in Libya to accuse the Obama administration of sympathizing with the attackers. Romney’s criticism centered on a statement from the U.S. embassy in Cairo that was actually released before the attacks. Following the disruption Thursday, Romney went on to criticize Obama’s foreign policy and stress the importance of U.S. military power.

Mitt Romney: “As we watch the world today, sometimes it seems that we’re at the mercy of events, instead of shaping events, and a strong America is essential to shape events. And a strong America, by the way, depends on a strong military. We have to have a military — we have to have a military second to none and that’s so strong no one would ever think of testing it.”