Robert Gates actually said...

I think the president is — based on what I read — is getting the sense that, as he put it, that Putin is 'tapping' him along.

Gates reflects on Trump's perception of Putin's intentions.

05/15/2025

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I fully support the closure of detention facilities at Guantanamo.

The detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay will be closed on or before January 22, 2010.

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