U.S. President Joe Biden announced WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released from Russian detention in a prisoner swap for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
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Such a big show for someone who said she can’t stand the National Anthem. She should be playing that on repeat for life.
Wait for her to return and start whining about the country she hates. And it’s not going to be Russia.
And yet I bet you support the former President, who is a blatant criminal
And he states she (really a he – I have seen this person without a shirt. I do not believe this is a ‘she.’) personifies what is best. This is disgusting!
@Jeff Dixon jeff you got some mental issues huh
What a JOKE!!
Russia won this trade.
Republicans who support Russia are praising the move.
China’s regime also won the trade with Canada when they released Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig for Meng Wanzhou. In hostage diplomacy, the perpetrator always wins.
@美少年 yeah unfortunately XijingPoo has his hand in all sorts of honeypots
Like trading a slowpoke for a Charizard 🤦♂️
Like trading a magic carp for a Mew. Lol
1st edition shadowless base set
Meanwhile, an ex-marine, Whelan, who’s been detained longer, is still there.
I know right
Even marines can’t get caught. Not above anything or anyone.
They say he’s he’s disappeared they can’t seem to find him all of a sudden. What’s with that Brittany Granger or whatever her name is she’s disgusted
Amen
Biden and his minions only care about destroying America. What about Afghanistan Joe! What about it! He brags about this while destroying America!
We let a murderous arms dealer go free to get back someone who broke the law in another country. Our priorities are disgusting, this whole thing is disgusting.
They will get this guy help with war
@美少年 f u
Yeah this is incredibly screwed up. It wouldn’t matter what country it is you can’t bring drugs with you around willy-nilly
@SporkFaceMan What are you, a Russian troll? 🤭
@美少年 no you are
Even though USA would throw you in jail for smuggling weed into their country…
This is insane.
Just look at the empty suit squinting at the podium? To think we’re to believe 80M voted for him, is the VERY definition of insanity.
A russian arms dealer….? For an athlete? That’s just great
Especially with a country we’ve blacklisted and are indirectly at war with.
Just one of thousands of Russians arms dealers? He’s back in Russia… so what’s the big deal exactly?
@Doyle’s Digs | Metal Detecting he was literally called the merchant of death he’s sold over 800 SAM missiles even just one is reason to worry and we traded him for someone who couldn’t go without her hash oil
@Doyle’s Digs | Metal Detecting He was the most notorious arms dealer in the world in the early 2000s.
@theNorth It’s not the early 2000s anymore tho is it? The most notorious arms dealer is now currently NATO. get over it
Worst trade deal in human history 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
So, will he be insisting the release of Americans convicted of drug possession? No special treatment? Wrongfully detained? She broke the law in a foreign country and was found guilty of the crime. Her release sends a bad message and strongly encourages special treatment.
prisoner swap with Jan6 detainees? 😂
@Paul Владимирович Простаков no the thousands that should’ve been arrested during the Floyd riots
@Paul Владимирович Простаков you’re still obsessed with trump eh?
Taking bets on when WWIII starts, thanks Biden
Russia definitely got the better part of that deal.
What a disgrace. The scentence was too long but she knew what she had. An arms dealer, wow, she should have did the time for the crime and knowing what the trade was a true American would have resisted to keep an arms dealer in prison.
Why is everybody so upset about this arms dealer. Please correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t he just going from an American prison to an Russian prison. If that is the case, he is still going to be in jail.
Imagine seeing this headline while you are doing hard time for a non violent drug offense and then looking out your prison cell window seeing the neon lights of all the pot shops light up the night.
Victor Bout for a crappy basketball player?! What a joke foreign policy has become.
She broke the law, thought she was above the law, got caught and we are supposed to feel sorry for her…
Bidens actions are measured by those who voted for him. Biden supporters are FINE with this. If you havnt forgotten, the Dems keep slamming you guys in elections😬
“She represents the best about America across the board”
Wrongfully detained, wrongfully detained, wrongfully detained. Regardless of how many times you say it, it doesn’t make it true. A fair trade would have been a convicted drug felon for a convicted drug felon and not an arms dealer for a third rate athlete.
Kind of blows up the gun control arguement when a mediocre basketball player is traded for the merchant of death