President Obama would really like to empty out and close Gitmo before the end of his second term but has so far been frustrated in his effort by a roadblock he doesn’t like:
.@PressSec says Pres Obama wants Congress to "get out of the way" of his efforts to transfer out remaining detainees from Gitmo.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 29, 2015
White House @PressSec in briefing: "Our goal is to get the population at the prison at Guantanamo Bay down to zero…
— Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) October 29, 2015
… And the only reason we haven't been able to do that is because we've run into objections from members of Congress," says @PressSec
— Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) October 29, 2015
That pesky Constitution getting in the way again?
https://twitter.com/NaClTerra/status/659809114231468032
@markknoller Uhhh. . . I don't believe it works like that.
— Moo (@MonkeyChildSean) October 29, 2015
Obama believes it should work like that.
Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina has some defiant news for the White House:
We’re staying in the way. #KeepThemThere https://t.co/ZTywkkUIwu
— Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) October 29, 2015
Take that, White House!
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