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# White House Says Trump Doesn't Really Think He Should Have Left the UCLA Players in Jail

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_Published 2017-11-20. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that President Trump doesn’t really believe he should have left the UCLA basketball players incarcerated in China, despite his Sunday tweet expressing that exact sentiment._


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## Transcript

The President, like I said, was happy to intervene. I think it was less about the players than the father of one of the Americans releasing to have a problem with it. Frankly, it didn't seem like the father wanted the President to intervene, which I think would have been a sad thing if he hadn't, most likely. And does he- Matthew? Does he want Does he believe that he really should have left the players in jail or- I think if that's the case wouldn't have taken the action that he did and certainly acted in order to help get those individuals released and brought back to the country. Mathew. So, following on that, if that's not how he feels then did he say that he should have left them In jail.

[ CROSSTALK ]. What are we suppose to take from that? The president was, it was a rhetorical response to a criticism by the father. Again, I think the president was happy to see the release of these individuals and have them back in the United States.

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