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WASHINGTON – The following is a statement from Debra Tice, the mother of journalist and Marine veteran Austin Tice, responding to Secretary Mike Pompeo’s press briefing of Wednesday 21 October:

Unfortunately for Austin, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is undermining the President’s crucial outreach, refusing any form of direct diplomatic engagement with the Syrian government. During his press briefing on October 21st, he stood before the State Department press corps and said, in essence, there is nothing he is willing to do to bring my son home. This is in stark contrast to President Trump’s statement, “We stand with the Tice family and will not rest until we bring Austin home.” President Trump is committed to seeing Austin walk free, whereas Secretary Pompeo is willing to…

Our family was elated to read in the Wall Street Journal that President Trump recently sent Kash Patel, a top White House aide, to Damascus, Syria, to begin the first real dialogue with the Syrian government in almost a decade. This has always been an essential component of securing the safe release of our son, Austin Tice, who has been detained in Syria since August 2012. We are thrilled the President took this step. President Trump has had historic success in bringing home U.S. hostages. He is an advocate and an ally to families like ours.