Biden tells Wife of American Detained by Taliban ‘He’s Not Coming Home’ but she has hope after meeting with Trump Team

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Anna Corbett, the wife of Ryan Corbett, one of the Americans still being held hostage by the Taliban, said that she finally got a phone call from President Joe Biden, but was told her husband will not be coming home before his administration ends.

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In an interview with the Daily Caller, Corbett shared the content of her roughly 30 minute conversation with Biden:

He gave us about 30 minutes, I would say, on the call, and he was very gracious, but basically said he is not bringing Ryan home, and that was very disappointing to hear that we come this far,” Anna told the Caller.

“It seems like the administration is haunted by Afghanistan, and there is a deal on the table. I don’t have all the details, but it seems like there is a way to bring Ryan home, and it’s not being taken. So that just adds to the disappointment,” Anna told the Caller.

“I’ve taken 16 trips to DC and 885 days of wrongful detainment, climaxing to this point is just really tough, it was just really tough to hear,” Anna told the Caller of her conversation with Biden.

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“I was hoping for an in-person meeting, which would have been so much easier and better and yeah, it’s just disappointing to only have a phone call,” she added.

However, the return of President-elect Donald Trump has already provided Corbett with some hope.

The Daily Caller reports that on Friday, Anna Corbett dropped everything, packed her bags and spontaneously flew down to Palm Beach in an attempt to get a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump. Trump had revealed 12 hours earlier that he would be receiving a briefing on the Americans being held hostage by the Taliban and the report that the Biden administration has a deal on the table. The comment gave Anna hope, and at the time of publication she remains in Palm Beach trying to get a meeting with the president-elect.

Anna told the Caller that she has made progress since arriving in Palm Beach and has had some positive interactions with Trump’s team since making the trip. Her congresswoman, New York Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney has also been “very engaged” in Anna’s trip and her efforts to get Corbett home, Anna told the Caller.

“I’m thankful that it looks like our family is being more prioritized than what I’ve experienced in the last almost two and a half years,” Anna told the Caller.

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