#shorts On 9/13/2023, Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich asked, “Didn’t they also get five Iranians?”
JOHN KIRBY: “Yeah.”
Heinrich: “Then why did we need to add $6 billion dollars on top of that?!”
JOHN KIRBY: “This is the deal that we were able to strike.”
Full transcript:
Reporter: John, you just said that Iran was not going to do this for nothing. But didn’t they also get five Iranians?

MR. KIRBY: They will get five Iranians as well. Yeah, Jacqui.
Reporter: Then why did we need to add $6 billion on top of that to —

MR. KIRBY: This is the deal that we were able to strike to secure the release of five Americans. It would be great, wonderful if we could just pick up the phone and call the mullahs and say, “Hey, we want our Americans back. Send them back on the next plane.” But you and I both know that’s not going to happen, particularly with Iran.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/AN8xzI1ICUI
Q: 5 Americans for 5 Iranians, Why need add $6B? A: This is the deal that we were able to strike