President Biden says the U.S. is “workin’ like hell” to find the 13 Americans who remain unaccounted for in the Israel-Hamas war.
Speaking on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” Biden vowed that the U.S. is “gonna do everything in our power to find those who are still alive and set them free.”
“Everything in our power,” Biden said. “And – I’m not gonna go into the detail of that, but there’s – we’re workin’ like hell on it.”
Biden also said he wants the families of those missing to know that “the president of the United States of America cares deeply about what’s happening.”
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President Biden speaks at the 2023 Human Rights Campaign National Dinner on Saturday in Washington. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
“We have to communicate to the world this is critical,” Biden added. “This is not even human behavior. It’s pure barbarism. And we’re gonna do everything in our power to get them home if we can find them.”
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