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RUSH TRANSCRIPT reporter He ░░░░░░░░ offered a fundamentally different ░░░░░░░░ of this transaction that ░░░░░░░░ connected to the release ░░░░░░░░ these hostages The president ░░░░░░░░ his last press conference ░░░░░░░░ departing on the vacation ░░░░░░░░ the United States does ░░░░░░░░ pay the ransom You ░░░░░░░░ about the benefits of ░░░░░░░░ exchange but you did ░░░░░░░░ talk about the detriments ░░░░░░░░ you get many of ░░░░░░░░ critics say that the ░░░░░░░░ is that there is ░░░░░░░░ indecipherable hanging over heads ░░░░░░░░ U S citizens that ░░░░░░░░ being held by the ░░░░░░░░ out there EARNEST Everybody ░░░░░░░░ thinks that there is ░░░░░░░░ bounding over the heads ░░░░░░░░ U S citizens is ░░░░░░░░ foolish in thinking so ░░░░░░░░ the United States does ░░░░░░░░ pay ransom It has ░░░░░░░░ the policy of this ░░░░░░░░ that was the policy ░░░░░░░░ previous administrations There are ░░░░░░░░ because of the value ░░░░░░░░ we place on human ░░░░░░░░ It was the same ░░░░░░░░ really reached by democratic ░░░░░░░░ others That is why ░░░░░░░░ United States won t ░░░░░░░░ ransom even for Americans ░░░░░░░░ detained overseas We do ░░░░░░░░ have a quite strong ░░░░░░░░ of securing the release ░░░░░░░░ unjust detained I just ░░░░░░░░ but other places around ░░░░░░░░ world It s a ░░░░░░░░ the administration has overhauled ░░░░░░░░ make it more effective ░░░░░░░░ safe return of U ░░░░░░░░ citizens is something the ░░░░░░░░ has made a priority ░░░░░░░░ we made significant progress.”