Rep. Sherman: Release of Detainees ‘Very Important’ But Singapore Photo-Op Is Not a ‘Victory’

‘We cannot make concessions that imperil hundreds of thousands and millions of Americans by letting up on the sanctions and calling it victory just because we get a photo op in Singapore’

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FAULKNER: “We’re in the middle of a worldwide watch negotiation, congressman. And -- and part of that was getting home three Americans. How disheartening is it to hear members of your own party to kind of toss grass at that? I mean, Senator Chuck Schumer of New York made it sound like they were just political pawns. We got three Americans home. And by the way, if that’s the only thing that gets accomplished, that’s a whole lot better than where we were, as you said, six months ago. Your thoughts?”
SHERMAN: “Well getting those three Americans back is important but we cannot make concessions that imperil hundreds of thousands and millions of Americans by letting up on the sanctions and calling it victory just because we get a photo op in Singapore."

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