Hostages released

On Deadline: White House today, they discussed the release of the two American hostages, mother and daughter.

Guests were Jeremy Bash, chief of staff at the CIA amd the Dept. of Defense during the Obama administration ...

"We should not give Hamas any credit whatsoever. We should thank anybody who had a hand in saving these lives but fundamentally until Hamas releases every single hostage it is not going to be a good news story " - Jeremy Bash w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/9CtxjuneqL

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) October 20, 2023

And the former assistant director for counterintelligence at the FBI, Frank Figliuzzi ...

"Terrorists don't release hostages because it is a good will gesture they release hostages because they think it is in their best interest, so... what was this for Hamas? And absolutely this was a public relations strategy. " @FrankFigliuzzi1 w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/bAgvKf1F3M

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) October 20, 2023