President Joe Biden flashed a giant smile Tuesday after he refused to give a reporter an update on the hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas during their war with Israel.
Biden opened his meeting on the progress of countering the flow of fentanyl into the United States by noting that the United States, Israel and Hamas were “very close” to reaching a deal to bring some “hostages home very soon.” The president refused to give more of an update on the status of the deal after a reporter pressed the president following the meeting. (RELATED: Biden Admin’s Own Staffers Turn On President, Accuse Him Of ‘Spreading Misinformation’: REPORT)
“Mr. President, do you have any sense of how many Americans will be released?” a reporter asked.
“Plenty of time to talk about the hostages. Not now. I’m not gonna tell you,” Biden said as he grinned widely.
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