White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest. ( File Photo) White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest. ( File Photo)The White House said on Tuesday that the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba will still be open when President Barack Obama leaves office, conceding that a core campaign promise will go unfulfilled. “But it’s not for a lack of trying, I assure you.”Over the weekend, the US transferred 10 low-level detainees from Guantanamo to Oman. Earnest blamed politics for failing to close the detention center, which he called a waste of money and “recruiting tool” for terrorists.

Source: Indian Express January 18, 2017 02:17 UTC