>> shannon: since taking office, president trump has made it a priority to bring home americans held as political prisoners. recently he assisted in the release of three ucla basketball players from jail in china. the administration has secured the release of four other americans, including the u.s. student otto warmbier who came back from north korea basically in a vegetative state and died a short while later. last summer his fathers have the obama administration should've done more to get his son home sooner. >> the question is do i think the past administration could have done more? i think the results speak for themselves. >> shannon: joining me to discuss, charlie hurt of "the washington times" and sarah westwood. good to have you with us. let's start with the