State Department Briefing, June 5, 2025: UN Veto, Hostages, Entry Restrictions

Name: "State Department Briefing, June 5, 2025: UN Veto, Hostages, Entry Restrictions"
Uploaded: 2025-06-05
Duration: 26 min 53 s
Description: "Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott, standing in for Spokesperson Tammy Bruce, announced the first U.S. Security Council veto of the administration, the recovery of two murdered hostages' remains in Gaza, and a new presidential entry-restriction directive, according to the State Department briefing."

June 5, 2025 · U.S. Department of State · 0:26:53

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What happened

Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott, briefing in place of Spokesperson Tammy Bruce, said the United States had vetoed a counterproductive UN Security Council resolution that targeted Israel and failed to condemn Hamas, creating what he called a false equivalency between a sovereign nation and a terrorist group. He said the United States will not support any resolution that fails to demand Hamas disarm, leave Gaza, and release all hostages, including the remains of two murdered Americans, and noted it was the first Security Council veto of the Trump administration.

Pigott said Israeli forces had recovered the remains of Judy Weinstein and Gad Haggai in Gaza, who were kidnapped and murdered on October 7th and denied a proper burial for more than 600 days, and that 56 families continued to endure the anguish of hostages still held, including the families of Americans Omer Neutra and Itay Chen. He said every hostage must be released immediately.

He also announced that President Trump had signed a new directive restricting the entry of foreign nationals from specific countries to protect the United States from foreign terrorists and other national security and public safety threats, reinforcing the administration’s commitment to protecting the borders.

Why it matters

The briefing presents three administration positions in sequence — unconditional backing for Israel at the UN, an uncompromising hostage-release demand, and nationality-based entry restrictions — as a single homeland-and-allies security posture.

Sources: U.S. Department of State, “Department of State Press Briefing - June 5, 2025”, 2025-06-05 (official upload, embedded above; published 2025-06-05). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.