Chuck Hagel: “If Congress would not agree to that request, it would be a pretty devastating message that we send to the world.”

Because I had the responsibility and I play my own game here. And that is because by law, I am the one official in government charged with certification with release of detainees. I take that responsibility very seriously.

The President has determined that closing it is a national security imperative.

Biden is a uniter. He's not a divider.

Our nuclear deterrent plays a critical role in assuring U.S. national security and it is DOD'S highest priority mission. No other capability we have is more important.