GOP Senator Urges Biden to Confirm That US Embassy Will Remain in Jerusalem

GOP Senator Urges Biden to Confirm That US Embassy Will Remain in Jerusalem
Then-Senator-elect Bill Hagerty (R-TN) meets with the media in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 9, 2020. Stefani Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images
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Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Feb. 6 urging him to confirm that his administration will keep the U.S. Embassy in Israel’s capital city of Jerusalem.

Hagerty’s letter comes after White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Feb. 5 failed to confirm whether the administration intends to maintain the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem or to move the main office back to Tel Aviv. Psaki informed reporters that she would confer with the national security team before answering the question.