How dumb do you think we are @statedeptspox? https://t.co/TqzJQjLdYv
— Eli Cohen (@israelioutlook) August 3, 2016
The Obama administration is in full spin mode after it was reported that $400 million in foreign currency was paid to Iran on the day four Americans being held in that country were released:
WSJ: Obama administration airlifted $400 million to Tehran in another, less publicized Iran deal https://t.co/zVHpLOWR8q
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 3, 2016
State Department spokesman John Kirby said this morning that the timing was merely coincidental and not a ransom payment:
Just a coincidence, State Dept spox says. https://t.co/BHeZWiLHKF #Iran
— Cortney O'Brien (@obrienc2) August 3, 2016
Reports of link between prisoner release & payment to Iran are completely false. @POTUS statement from Jan: https://t.co/5yuzGxD14s
— Morgan Ortagus (@statedeptspox) August 3, 2016
The State Dept. spox claimed the money was the first installment of a completely separate deal to pay Iran in a decades-old dispute. Anybody buying Kirby’s “total coincidence” explanation?
https://twitter.com/GOP_us/status/760837735363993601
https://twitter.com/idrinkyourtears/status/760836997812523008
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HA! Kirby:“Everyone has been up front and honest about the payment.” And we ALL know by now how honest our gov't is. https://t.co/sAvYuYhHvh
— Nepenthe (@abovewater2) August 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/whythetruth/status/760836902815608832
John Kirby: "it was just a coincidence" #Iran #IranCash pic.twitter.com/T0XR2uSmWd
— ShredderGirl (@ShredderBabe) August 3, 2016
Meanwhile, John Kerry’s mind is on soccer.
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