Kirby on Why Biden Is Thanking Qatar for Anything When Hamas Leader Lives There: ‘Oh Jeez, Peter’

DOOCY John so talking ░░░░░░░░ getting Americans out of ░░░░░░░░ President Biden said I ░░░░░░░░ to thank our partners ░░░░░░░░ the region and particularly ░░░░░░░░ The leader of Hamas ░░░░░░░░ in Qatar So why ░░░░░░░░ President Biden thanking them ░░░░░░░░ anything KIRBY Oh jeez ░░░░░░░░ let s take a ░░░░░░░░ back here and look ░░░░░░░░ this Qatar was DOOCY ░░░░░░░░ shelter a group that ░░░░░░░░ Americans and kidnapped Americans ░░░░░░░░ the last month KIRBY ░░░░░░░░ Qatar has been helpful ░░░░░░░░ getting those Americans out ░░░░░░░░ m sure you would ░░░░░░░░ with me and everybody ░░░░░░░░ your network would agree ░░░░░░░░ getting American hostages out ░░░░░░░░ a good thing Qatar ░░░░░░░░ a key player in ░░░░░░░░ regard Qatar has lines ░░░░░░░░ communication with Hamas that ░░░░░░░░ nobody else has Now ░░░░░░░░ m not saying that ░░░░░░░░ support Hamas Of course ░░░░░░░░ don t They re ░░░░░░░░ terrorist organization and Israel ░░░░░░░░ an absolute right to ░░░░░░░░ after them But Qatar ░░░░░░░░ lines of communication that ░░░░░░░░ everyone else has and ░░░░░░░░ would be irresponsible in ░░░░░░░░ I would expect that ░░░░░░░░ and everybody else in ░░░░░░░░ would be would be ░░░░░░░░ after me if we ░░░░░░░░ t doing everything we ░░░░░░░░ and having every possible ░░░░░░░░ we can have to ░░░░░░░░ Americans that are held ░░░░░░░░ back home with their ░░░░░░░░ If we weren t ░░░░░░░░ that it would be ░░░░░░░░ malpractice.”