WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Earnest stressed that Obama would continue to press the US Congress to remove what they have put in place that is preventing the US president from closing the Cuban based prison facility.
"Closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay would make us safer and that’s why it’s a priority," Earnest said. "As it relates to the president’s executive authority, in accomplishing that goal… I certainly wouldn’t take any executive options that may or may not be available off the table."
Earlier on Friday, the Pentagon announced it had transferred a detainee to Kuwait bringing the number of remaining prisoners to 104.
Over the course of his presidency, Obama has repeatedly vowed to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, known for its use of torture and other forms of mistreatment, but the prison continues to remain open.