Trump Issues Order to Keep Guantanamo Open

A new executive order, issued as U.S. President Donald Trump gave his State of the Union address, cancels a 2009 order in which President Barack Obama promised to close the Guantanamo Bay facility in Cuba. The White House made the announcement just before Tuesday’s State of the Union address. And, the president spoke about it in his speech. "I am keeping another promise.  I just signed, prior to walking out, an order directing Secretary Mattis, who is doing a great job, to...

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