FACT CHECK: Democrats ‘Can’t Negotiate’ With Hostage-Takers

Claim: “You can’t negotiate with people who take hostages.” 

Who said it:

According to a top congressional Democrat, Ron Klain was soon-to-be-former White House Chief Of Staff. spoke The Washington Post The Biden administration’s approach when negotiating with Republicans regarding debt and spending reductions.

“This debate is simple: We want to do the responsible thing, and they want to take the entire American economy hostage to cut Social Security and Medicare,” The member of Congress spoke on condition of anonymity in order to reveal private conversations. Klain stated to the lawmaker, that the fight could yield substantial political benefits for Democratic Party. “The point he was making was clear: You can’t negotiate with people who take hostages.”

Why it is important:

Klain is undoubtedly the most powerful man on the planet, given the rapid decline in cognitive and physical health of President Joe Biden. Mainstream journalists have a moral duty to fact-check his statements, but they’re only interested in speaking truth to power when Republicans are in charge. It’s why the Washington Free Beacon exists.

Context:

Klain’s successor, Jeff Zients (a former Bain consultant), oversaw the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 responses from January 2021 through April 2022. His watch saw more than 570,000 Americans die.

Analyse:

The claim that Democrats are a minority “can’t negotiate with people who take hostages” This is not supported by evidence.

The Biden administration negotiated last month with Vladimir Putin, the Russian dictator, to free Brittany Griner from drug smuggling. Griner was released in exchange for the United States agreed to release Viktor Bout, also known as. “the Merchant of Death,” A hated arms dealer has been convicted of plotting to kill American citizens. Paul Whelan (a former Marine held in Russia on bogus accusations since 2018) remains in Putin’s custody.

Barack Obama, President Biden’s Democratic predecessor, and President Barack Obama willingly negotiated for Iran, the most notorious hostage-takers of modern history. The Obama administration sent $400 million worth of cash to Iran in 2016, on the same day as four American hostages were released by the terrorist regime. Obama also negotiated As part of an agreement to lift economic sanctions against Cuba, the communist regime in Cuba secured the release of American hostage Alan Gross.

We know that Kevin McCarthy, the House Speaker (R., Calif.), has never held an American citizen hostage in order to get concessions from America’s government.