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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: “The President made a campaign pledge that is not really an answer. And if your answer is that we should put the needs…”

On the recordMarch 14, 2018
The President made a campaign pledge that is not really an answer. And if your answer is that we should put the needs and well-being of 41 detainees at GTMO higher than the people who serve our country, than that is really demonstrative of this Administration's backwards priorities.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Wasserman Schultz criticizes the administration's priorities regarding detainees versus military personnel.

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