Trump fumes over ‘embarrassment' for US
Former president condemns “one-sided” prisoner swap with Moscow that left a US Marine behind
Trading a high-profile prisoner for a basketball player while leaving a Marine in a Russian prison is an embarrassing and stupid deal, former US president Donald Trump said on Thursday, as the ruling Democrats praised the swap as a triumph for black and LGBT Americans.
“What kind of a deal is it to swap Brittney Griner, a basketball player who openly hates our Country, for the man known as ‘The Merchant of Death,' who is one of the biggest arms dealers anywhere in the World, and responsible for tens of thousands of deaths and horrific injuries,” Trump said in a post on his website Truth Social.
“Why wasn't former Marine Paul Whelan included in this totally one-sided transaction? He would have been let out for the asking. What a ‘stupid' and unpatriotic embarrassment for the USA!!!” the 45th president added.
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