Tammy Bruce Comments On Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's Visit To The White House

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At a State Department press briefing on Tuesday, spokesperson Tammy Bruce spoke about Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to Washington, DC.

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00:00All right.

00:01Thank you, everybody.

00:04So a little bit of an update here, an announcement for you – a couple of announcements.

00:13The State Department has no higher priority than ensuring the safety and security of Americans,

00:19whether at home or abroad.

00:21To that end, President Trump has made it a priority to bring home Americans unjustly

00:26detained overseas.

00:27Yesterday, Secretary Rubio joined President Trump in welcoming home Ksenia Karolina to

00:33the Oval Office, who was wrongfully detained in Russia for over a year.

00:38In his first 100 days, the 47th President has secured the release of 47 unjustly held Americans.

00:45No administration has worked so hard or so quickly to bring home U.S. citizens imprisoned

00:49abroad.

00:50That is because of the leadership of President Trump, and we are committed to bringing home

00:54every single American who is wrongfully detained around the world.

00:58Secretary Rubio also joined President Trump in the Oval Office today for a meeting with

01:02the Canadian Prime Minister.

01:04During the meeting, Prime Minister Carney described the intention – his intention to increase

01:09Canada's defense spending – meeting President Trump's – exceeding President Trump's

01:16leadership there and the demand of what he was looking for.

01:19Nine years ago, most NATO allies were nowhere near spending 2 percent.

01:23Today, allies agreed that they must increase their defense spending, and every week more are

01:28announcing the increase – 18 countries, in fact, since the November election.

01:34The – let's see here.

01:36We've got now something very important I think most of you have heard about, certainly

01:40through the President as well.

01:42The President also announced in this meeting that the Houthis have capitulated following the

01:47administration's strikes.

01:50In the President's words, the Houthis have announced that they don't want to fight anymore.

01:55They just don't want to fight, and we will honor that, and we will stop the bombings.

01:59They say that they will not be blowing up ships anymore.

02:03As Secretary Rubio explained, this was always a freedom of navigation issue.

02:09These are a band of individuals with advanced weaponry that were threatening global shipping,

02:14and the job was to get that to stop, and if it's going to stop, then we can stop.

02:20There is also something now retweeted by Ambassador Witkoff's ex-account, I believe, noting that

02:29following recent discussions and contacts conducted by the Sultanate of Oman with the United States

02:35and the relevant authorities in Sana'a in the Republic of Yemen, with the aim of de-escalation,

02:41efforts have resulted in a ceasefire agreement between the two sides.

02:47So that's always a good thing.

02:49Now in another important announcement, Secretary Rubio has decided to merge the responsibilities

02:55of the Office of the Palestinian Affairs Office fully into other sections of the United States

03:01Embassy in Jerusalem.

03:03This decision will restore the first Trump term framework of a unified U.S. diplomatic mission

03:08in Israel's capital that reports to the U.S. Ambassador to Israel.

03:14Ambassador Huckabee will take the steps necessary to implement the merger over the coming weeks.

03:19The United States remains committed to its historic relationship with Israel, bolstering Israel's

03:24security and securing peace to create a better life for the entire region.

03:30Ambassador Huckabee will take two municipalities for the Platform.

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