The United States of America should be applying the full spectrum of combat power, from intelligence to our shooters on the ground. Everything we could possibly do to get these Americans back. You know why? Because they're Americans. We knew the name of every single hostage that was held by Iran for 444 days. One of them is Kevin Hermaning, and he's a friend of mine. We knew all their names. The Biden administration is not being truthful again. And they're playing politics with American lives again. (00:15–00:20)
CLAIM
Asserts that the names of hostages held by Iran were known, implying a lack of transparency in the current situation.
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