Chuck Todd: White House Expected ‘Euphoria’ Over Bergdahl Release

MITCHELL Traveling with the ░░░░░░░░ in Poland today NBC ░░░░░░░░ White House correspondent Chuck ░░░░░░░░ Chuck this is such ░░░░░░░░ fascinating series of events ░░░░░░░░ the jubilation in the ░░░░░░░░ Garden on Saturday Then ░░░░░░░░ attacks from members of ░░░░░░░░ Lot of criticism even ░░░░░░░░ Democrats and U S ░░░░░░░░ to me and to ░░░░░░░░ off camera And now ░░░░░░░░ president very much playing ░░░░░░░░ today in Warsaw when ░░░░░░░░ was asked about it ░░░░░░░░ first chance that reporters ░░░░░░░░ the chance to question ░░░░░░░░ about it TODD Big ░░░░░░░░ in 48 hours frankly ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ It s Secretary Hegel ░░░░░░░░ happens to be in ░░░░░░░░ now It s the ░░░░░░░░ of the joint chiefs ░░░░░░░░ Dempsey who then took ░░░░░░░░ Facebook today to say ░░░░░░░░ the accusations about Sgt ░░░░░░░░ will be something he ░░░░░░░░ innocent until proven guilty ░░░░░░░░ made it clear he ░░░░░░░░ t get any special ░░░░░░░░ There would be an ░░░░░░░░ to try to quiet ░░░░░░░░ that end of the ░░░░░░░░ here But absolutely from ░░░░░░░░ we were Sunday from ░░░░░░░░ you mentioned about what ░░░░░░░░ Rice said about Sgt ░░░░░░░░ from the questions about ░░░░░░░░ these five Why were ░░░░░░░░ released And by the ░░░░░░░░ we haven t even ░░░░░░░░ to questions about What ░░░░░░░░ this mean for the ░░░░░░░░ of Gitmo What does ░░░░░░░░ mean for the future ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ that are sitting there ░░░░░░░░ we re treating them ░░░░░░░░ a prisoner exchange as ░░░░░░░░ s been called by ░░░░░░░░ Chuck Hegel and now ░░░░░░░░ president Does this mean ░░░░░░░░ is also part of ░░░░░░░░ down the war and ░░░░░░░░ is how Gitmo is ░░░░░░░░ going to get chucked ░░░░░░░░ Is that there is ░░░░░░░░ to be a return ░░░░░░░░ these don t call ░░░░░░░░ prisoners of war prisoners ░░░░░░░░ war And so all ░░░░░░░░ those questions And what ░░░░░░░░ been interesting Andrea what ░░░░░░░░ caught the White House ░░░░░░░░ guard here they were ░░░░░░░░ criticism of Gitmo criticisms ░░░░░░░░ the detainees that were ░░░░░░░░ They did not expect ░░░░░░░░ criticism of the attempt ░░░░░░░░ go get Berghdahl in ░░░░░░░░ way that it was ░░░░░░░░ And that appears to ░░░░░░░░ what s caught them ░░░░░░░░ guard and that s ░░░░░░░░ they look like they ░░░░░░░░ on their back feet ░░░░░░░░ this one MITCHELL And ░░░░░░░░ it does seem that ░░░░░░░░ thought that the military ░░░░░░░░ rally around them that ░░░░░░░░ would give them the ░░░░░░░░ if you will the ░░░░░░░░ protection from dealing through ░░░░░░░░ Qataris with the Taliban ░░░░░░░░ Right that there would ░░░░░░░░ as you said a ░░░░░░░░ around the principle of ░░░░░░░░ no man behind If ░░░░░░░░ take one of the ░░░░░░░░ from the Pentagon spokesperson ░░░░░░░░ that appeared in The ░░░░░░░░ York Times I thought ░░░░░░░░ was interesting when he ░░░░░░░░ When someone goes overboard ░░░░░░░░ a Navy ship it ░░░░░░░░ t matter with whether ░░░░░░░░ were pushed whether they ░░░░░░░░ or something else happened ░░░░░░░░ they jumped themselves the ░░░░░░░░ turns around and goes ░░░░░░░░ gets them But that ░░░░░░░░ t necessarily what they ░░░░░░░░ saying on Sunday On ░░░░░░░░ they thought that there ░░░░░░░░ be some euphoria around ░░░░░░░░ that the only POW ░░░░░░░░ was remaining in Afghanistan ░░░░░░░░ there would be a ░░░░░░░░ around the flag That ░░░░░░░░ t happen There s ░░░░░░░░ that they haven t ░░░░░░░░ more criticism about the ░░░░░░░░ at Gitmo and the ░░░░░░░░ of which detainees are ░░░░░░░░ for negotiation And then ░░░░░░░░ heard the president basically ░░░░░░░░ that Congress wasn t ░░░░░░░░ and at the same ░░░░░░░░ said that they were ░░░░░░░░ of consulted They knew ░░░░░░░░ was on the table ░░░░░░░░ There are a lot ░░░░░░░░ questions to come indeed ░░░░░░░░ you so much, Chuck.”