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First -- aour practice -- [ inaudible ] >> thank you. >> mr. president, how do you respond to the death of otto wa warmbooer? >> otto is a disgrace what happened to otto. and it should never ever be allowed to happen and frankly, if he were brought home sooner i think the result would have been a lot different. he should have been brought home that same day the result would have been different. whad to otto is a disgrace and i spoke to his family. his family is incredible, what they've gone through. but he should have been brought home a long time ago.

Torturous mistreatment our son received at the hands of the north koreans ensured that no other outcome was possible." >> and martha raddatz joins us live tonight. and martha, we still don't know what caused that brain damage, and just moments ago, president trump now responding to news of his death? >> reporter: david, he made some brief comments before the beginning of a meeting, saying that a lot of bad things happened to otto while in north korea, but at least they were able to get him home to be with his parents. the white house also said it deepens the administration's determination to p...

>> this is what it's like. we were told early on by the past administration that we were urged to keep quiet. we accepted that. and the idea was. ainsley: he actually said don't go to the media. don't talk about this? >> we were urged to keep quiet by the last administration. ainsley: why? >> we feel that you don't get involved that way. it let's the other side solve problems and make things happen. so, it? >> brought too much attention to otto. ains if president trump is watching, what is your message to him? >> bring otto home, please. you are doing a great job. thank you for putting the att...

Good start of dialogue to release otto now. he has been there 17 months and they said he touched a poster. he didn't take it he touched a poster. ainsley: last time you talked to your son was three months after he was detained. >> we haven't talked to otto. one letter dictated by the swedish embassy. and that was march 2nd, 2016. otto has not been seen or heard from since then. the crime does not fit the punishment here. ainsley: what is that like for you as his parents and have you other children at home you are trying to be strong for. >> otto is our oldest. we had kids late. i still have a ...

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