there. >> shannon: during the brief sean spicer said the president believes guantanamo bay serves a healthy purpose. another top advisor to the president says the president says it is an important tool. the previous administration the president vowed to shut it down and said it was a recruiting tool. your response. >> i don't think there is an option here to this argument. we don't have a choice, either you bring them here to the united states where they are subject to the rights of our courts or you release them to third countries where they are often then released out into the global population and turn against us. so we don't have a choice to keep it open. it is unfortunate but we have to. let's not forget, shannon, the taliban five, the five leaders that were exchanged for bowe bergdahl, who knows what they're up to right now. >> shannon: good question. michael. we're seeing the president live. we have to let you go. thank you so much for joining us to talk about gitmo. >> bill: so as he works the