Q: this soldier wants to come back to the U.S.? A: get to the bottom of this

#shorts On 7/17/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “On the matter of the U.S. soldier, you said that the U.S. is working to resolve this matter. Can you just clarify what a “resolution” is?

KJP: Well, I mean, relo- — resolve this incident, resolve this matter to get to the bottom of exactly what happened … to resolve this. Resolving this is basically getting to the bottom of exactly what happened. And that is important for us to know. I just don’t have more to share. And once we do, we’ll certainly share the information.

Reporter: So he doesn’t mean bringing him home? Because —

KJP: Well, we have said — we have also said — look, he’s an American citizen — that is important to note — right? — as we know, as a soldier …

Reporter: Are you working under the assumption that this soldier wants to come back to the U.S., or do you know that for certain?

KJP: I’m not working under any hypotheticals or any assumptions. What we’re doing is trying to — there is going to be an investigation into this incident. I certainly don’t want to get into hypotheticals …

Q: what the misconduct was that the soldier was being disciplined for? Reporter: On the soldier who crossed into North Korea, do you know what the misconduct was that he was being disciplined for?

KJP: I don’t have any information beyond what you already know.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/XUbKOitiT1o Q: this soldier wants to come back to the U.S.? A: get to the bottom of this