Promises
Paul Ryan Serves Warning to Obama: 'He Can't' Close Guantanamo
The newly elected speaker of the House says the president does not have the authority to use an executive action to close the prison.
Ryan: Obama Can’t Use Executive Action to Close Gitmo
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Newly elected House Speaker Paul Ryan warned President Barack Obama on Tuesday against attempting to use an executive order to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
With the Senate following the House on Tuesday in passing a new defense spending bill that included a ban on shuttering the prison and transferring prisoners to U.S. soil, the White House is reportedly mulling the idea of using an executive order to fulfill Obama's campaign promise.