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Mike Pence, Vice President

“The military came into the Oval Office, presented a plan. They said they knew where Kayla [Mueller] was. Baghdadi had held her for 18 months, abused her mercilessly before they killed her. But when Joe Biden was vice president, they hesitated for a month.”

Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios

Washington Post says: The most comprehensive report of the rescue effort says Obama approved the plan on spot in tje Situation Room