(Townhall) State Department Spokesperson Matt Miller had a difficult time Tuesday afternoon answering questions about the Biden administration’s latest move to release $6 billion to the Iranian terrorist regime in exchange for the release of five Americans.
Miller attempted to justify the money influx for “humanitarian purposes” and said the administration’s policy of not paying cash for ransom has not changed.
Q: What if you find out Iran is using the $6 billion to fund Russia’s war in Ukraine and/or other terrorism?
Biden State Department spokesman Matthew Miller: “I don’t wanna try to get into hypotheticals” pic.twitter.com/wX6HSnSYRa
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) September 12, 2023
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller says the Biden administration’s $6 billion giveaway to Iran — the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism — in a prisoner swap on the anniversary of 9/11 wasn’t a “ransom” pic.twitter.com/6vJxD6zXap
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) September 12, 2023
REPORTER: “You are unblocking [$6 billion for Iran], basically”
STATE: “To give something, it must be something that’s yours”
REPORTER: “If you didn’t grant the waivers, then they wouldn’t get the money”
STATE: “I’m not disagreeing with that”
REPORTER: “You had the same… pic.twitter.com/VPTGsdKTVO
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) September 12, 2023
