Mark Meadows actually said...

"Iran's taking of hostages in exchange for political or financial concessions is by any definition morally and ethically abhorrent and completely outside the scope of international legal norms."

"Without additional pressure on the Iranian regime and without a significant step up in the efforts of both the White House and the State Department, Iran will undoubtedly not only continue detaining t..."

"But we need to see additional pressure and additional sanctions specifically against the Iranian individuals and entities responsible for detaining those family members, for taking hostages as a matte..."

"So let me be a little bit more blunt."