tears into 'stupid' and 'embarrassing' Russian prisoner swap for Britney ... trends now

tears into 'stupid' and 'embarrassing' Russian prisoner swap for Britney ... trends now
Trump tears into 'stupid' and 'embarrassing' Russian prisoner swap for Britney ... trends now

Trump tears into 'stupid' and 'embarrassing' Russian prisoner swap for Britney ... trends now

Former President Trump tore into the 'stupid' prisoner swap of 'unpatriotic' US women's NBA star Britney Griner for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in a deal brokered by Saudi Arabia

Meanwhile Trump's national security advisor John Bolton said the trade puts other Americans in danger of being detained by rogue states for bargaining power.  

President Biden touted the swap as a success this morning as Griner had spent more than nine months in prison on marijuana charges. Other critics touted the deal as a boon to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his war effort. 

'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 mused. 

'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!!!' 

Former national security advisor John Bolton said the 1-for-1 prisoner swap amounted to a 'surrender.' 

Trump's national security advisor John Bolton said the trade puts other Americans in danger of being detained by rogue states for bargaining power

Trump's national security advisor John Bolton said the trade puts other Americans in danger of being detained by rogue states for bargaining power

'Obviously, there's a lot of very understandable human emotion here in getting Griner released, but this is a very bad mistake by the Biden administration,' Bolton told CBS. 

'Terrorists and rogue states all around the world will take note of this, and it endangers other Americans in the future who can be grabbed and used as bargaining chips by people who don't have the same morals and scruples that we do.' 

Bolton said that the opportunity to give up Bout in exchange for a U.S. prisoner presented itself during the Trump administration, but the trade wasn't made 'for very good reasons.' 

'This is a huge victory for Moscow over Washington,' Bolton said.  

The most vocal critics have asked why WNBA star Griner, whose release was advocated for by celebrities, has been released when ex-Marine

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