Obama ignores Trump, will continue to empty Gitmo

The Obama administration flatly rejected a warning from President-elect Trump to stop transferring detainees from Guantanamo Bay, telling reporters on Tuesday that more inmates will be moved from the military prison before the current president leaves office.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest told members of the press corps to “expect … additional transfers” before the end of President Obama’s second term, noting that the current administration has long sought to close the controversial detention center in Cuba where 59 prisoners remain.