I practically begged, Samantha Power, why won't Obama say her name? Look, we can disagree on political and partisan issues, but she's in prison and sentenced to die for being a Christian. The entire course of his presidency, I could not get Obama to say her name even once. Ultimately, though, the international pressure became so acute that the government of Sudan gave in. She was married. Miriam is married to a man from New Hampshire. (25:56–26:01)
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Asserts that Obama did not publicly mention Miriam Ibrahim's name during his presidency.
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