Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, disparaging the Biden administration’s prisoner exchange with Russia on Thursday, calling American negotiators “an embarrassment.” Trump asked in his post if the U.S. had paid cash for Thursday’s releases, something National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan specifically denied. He also asked if the U.S. was handing over “murderers, killers, or thugs?’ The Russians freed by Western countries as part of the deal, in fact, included a convicted hitman who had been imprisoned in Germany.
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- Trump calls negotiations to release American detainees from Russia ‘an embarrassment’
- Former President Donald Trump criticized the Biden administration’s prisoner exchange with Russia on Thursday, labeling American negotiators “an embarrassment” in a post on Truth Social.
- Trump questioned whether the U.S. had paid cash for the releases, a claim that National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan denied.
- Trump also asked if the U.S. was handing over “murderers, killers, or thugs,” noting that the exchange included a convicted hitman imprisoned in Germany.
- Trump emphasized his own success in brokering the release of Americans held by other nations.
- In contrast, President Joe Biden congratulated the families of the newly freed Americans, celebrating his administration’s successful negotiations.
- Trump mocked the complexity of the trade, suggesting it was a way to obscure its drawbacks, writing, “Our ‘negotiators’ are always an embarrassment to us! They’re calling the trade ‘complex’ – That’s so nobody can figure out how bad it is!”
The Associated Press has the story:
Trump calls negotiations to free American prisoners from Russia ‘an embarrassment’
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Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, disparaging the Biden administration’s prisoner exchange with Russia on Thursday, calling American negotiators “an embarrassment.” Trump asked in his post if the U.S. had paid cash for Thursday’s releases, something National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan specifically denied. He also asked if the U.S. was handing over “murderers, killers, or thugs?’ The Russians freed by Western countries as part of the deal, in fact, included a convicted hitman who had been imprisoned in Germany.
Trump prides himself on his success in brokering the release of Americans held by other nations. Thursday, it was President Joe Biden congratulating the families of newly freed Americans headed home, thanks to his administration’s successful negotiations. “Our ‘negotiators’ are always an embarrassment to us!” Trump wrote. “They’re calling the trade ‘complex’ – That’s so nobody can figure out how bad it is!” he wrote.
