Barack Obama said "I have tried to close Guantanamo." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 18, 2017

I have tried to close Guantanamo.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay

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