Trump vows to keep Gitmo open as Obama hurries to empty it

Donald Trump today vowed to, if elected, keep the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay open:

Donald Trump: "We will also keep open Guantanamo Bay" https://t.co/74hBWleQnA https://t.co/Jfq6WLILfI

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 15, 2016

And right on cue:

#BREAKING Pentagon to announce transfer of 15 Guantanamo inmates: Amnesty International

— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 15, 2016

If Obama can’t close Gitmo, he’ll clear it out:
https://twitter.com/rorycooper/status/765267050445082624

This policy is, and always has been, insane. It endangers all Americans and all civilized people everywhere. https://t.co/5Krp0LUDBg

— Ken Gardner (@KenGardner11) August 15, 2016

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