#shorts On 7/19/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “You said moments ago that you’re — that the U.S. government is actively working to ensure Private King’s safety and his return to his family here in the U.S. But by all accounts, Private King ran across the border. So, what if he doesn’t want to come back home?

KJP: So, look, I’m not going to get into hypotheticals on that. Right now, we are very much at the beginning of this investigation. We’re looking into it. I mean, we said it was done willfully. Clearly, we’ve been very upfront about that.

Reporter: Will the U.S. accept if he has freely chosen to defect to North Korea?

KJP: I just can’t get into hypotheticals from here. I get the question. I just — I can’t get into hypotheticals from here.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/6A8JfjUXCZU
Q: Private King doesn’t want to come back home? freely chosen to defect to North Korea?