Biden to sign executive order to build on efforts to bring American hostages home

[mystery-ak]

July 19, 2022 9:07am EDT
Biden to sign executive order to build on efforts to bring American hostages home
The State Department will add travel advisory risk indicators for 'wrongful detention' of Americans to China, Iran, Russia, Burma, Korea, Venezuela

By Brooke Singman | Fox News

President Biden will sign an executive order Tuesday that will authorize the U.S. to impose sanctions on foreign nations that wrongfully detain Americans while providing greater transparency to the families of hostages, including intelligence sharing, in an effort to bring Americans home.

In conjunction with the new executive order, the State Department will update its travel advisory risk indicator to include a "D" for wrongful detention abroad, in an effort to inform Americans and highlight the countries where there is an "elevated risk" of wrongful detention.

Senior administration officials said that the State Department on Tuesday will slap a "D" indicator on China, Iran, Russia, Burma, Korea and Venezuela.

A senior administration official said the president’s executive order, "Bolstering Efforts to Bring Hostages and Wrongfully Detained United States Nationals Home," will help to expand the "tool kit to help bring American hostages and wrongful detainees home."

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[DefiantMassRINO]

So, they weren't trying to bring American hostages home before?

[Wingnut]

Another EO and another fart in the wind by Brandon Falls.

[mystery-ak]

I must be dense but I don't understand what this EO does...does it mean they never try to bring American hostages home and need this EO to do so.....this is all for show imho.

[GtHawk]

I must be dense but I don't understand what this EO does...does it mean they never try to bring American hostages home and need this EO to do so.....this is all for show imho.

I think it's all show and no go by Brandon to cover his Depends over all the flak he has been taking for not bringing home that mentally ill drug using basketball player from Russia. I think old Joe is trying to rip the moniker of Captain EO from Michael Jackson.