On the recordDecember 7, 2022
This was not a choice of which American to bring home. The choice was one or none.
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transcripts.cnn.comThis was not a choice of which American to bring home. The choice was one or none.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken explains the difficult decision-making process regarding the prisoner swap.
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