Fox contributor Kellyanne Conway pushes debunked claim that the Biden administration paid Iran $6 billion
Before Conway made her remarks, The Washington Post reported that the United States and Qatar have agreed to stop Iran from tapping the $6 billion fund.
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Earlier in the day, The Washington Post reported that the United States and Qatar have agreed to stop Iran from tapping the $6 billion fund. Fox reporter Jennifer Griffin, among many others, has previously noted that the money had not been accessed by Iran.
Citation From the October 12, 2023, edition of Fox News' Outnumbered
KELLYANNE CONWAY (FOX CONTRIBUTOR): They didn't just get a 45 minute phone call, of course. They got 6 billion dollars recently in exchange for five American hostages. I'd like to remind everybody there was an administration not that long ago --
HARRIS FAULKNER (FOX CO-HOST): Well, it was an even prisoner swap. That was a sweetener, that cash. Yeah, it was five for five. Didn't have to throw that in, right?
CONWAY: Exactly. And, and it's, you know, if you're domestically spending money we don't have on things you don't need, you're definitely gonna throw $6 billion in there for good measure.