The Biden administration is making what it calls a “substantial proposal” to Russia to release WNBA star Brittney Griner and fellow American detainee Paul Whelan. The news comes on the heels of Griner testifying in her own defense at her drug trial in Moscow where she described her arrest and says she was held for hours without a lawyer.
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Bruh bring back Americans safe, did that guy just say that. Didnt they run out of Afgahnistan lol
Loll Biden thought this was a basketball trade. What a goof, Putin just scored another victory haha.
🐒 monkeys should stay in jail
WOW release an international arms dealer for a pot smoking basketball player that hates her own country. Incredible!
Bruh isn’t the war between Russian and Ukraine still active
Taliban Joe strikes again. He sure loves treason and helping terrorists. And the media is culpable for fanatically supporting him. Way to go NBC.
THIS IS PATHETIC
Do we have enough cap space? I hope this trade doesn’t hurt us in 3-4 years. Maybe they can do some salary retention. What a clown show our country has become. Let her rot in a Russian prison
So Biden is against semi auto gun ownership here but he's alright with trading the largest military weapons dealer (who's responsible for the deaths of countless thousands) for someone who got caught with drug paraphernalia in a Country she shouldn't have even been in? Don't ever want to hear Biden or his lakeys whine about guns again if he goes through with this deal!
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That Griner guy is still in prison?
How about they trade Assange?? He is an illegal political prisoner.
Russia said no…. Because it’s a dumb trade. One Russian for 2 Americans. I doubt Russia cares.
Griner a woke hater who walked off the basketball court when the National Athem was played during WNBA game!
I don't feel sorry for her she has expressed her racist feelings towards America. . . .
Biden did not previously offer to free the merchant of death for the US Marine. The deal is for the LGB NWBA player, and the other guy. This offered trade is more like political midterm pandering.
On what level is a WNBA "star" worth a known arms dealer….? How stupid is this "president" of ours?
Can we trade megan rapinoe instead
In terms of national security this is insane 😳
What a joke. We are meddling with Russian law? I thought Russia was an independent country. So we are clearly letting two criminals out.
Really trading someone who smuggles weapons with someone who dribbles balls that don't sound right to me got alot of americans in russian jails so why just them two when they say they care about american citizen safty
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Trading a lesbian ball dribbler for a weapons dealer, only in America
No one cares about some WNBA nobody.
Probably shouldn't be breaking the laws of foreign countries that accepted to take you in
Trade Trump… and tell the Russians to add 5 Goats and a Bear and we call it even. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Trump supposed to be in tight with Putin….ask him to get involved….that would get Whitehouse moving
so Griner initial went to Russia to play and get paid….who goes to another country without knowing their laws?
🥱💨💩
Why?? Leave her there we don’t need her here!!
i think i'd rather keep an international arms dealer in jail and leave her there.
Britney was "caged" huh? Tired of this horseshxt language. When you are incarcerated there will be physical restraints. Your use of "cage" just shows what a narrative based slanted flake you are. Stick with the facts. The majority of jails in the USA have holding cells just like it.
No one wants her back. Tell Biden to stop crawling.
for someone who hates america she's anxious to get back
Trade? Hahaha Lmao
Putin is playing biden for a fool they can keep Griner. Biden also caves to China no wonder why Russia and China aren't afraid of the U.S. Biden needs to grow a pair. Trump I don't like either I'm not bias.
for people wondering who Paul Whelan is he was charge of spying on Russia in 2019.
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Let this Griner dude rot in prison. 👏👏👏
If a straight guy from America had got caught,under the same circumstances, would Biden try to bail him out? Something to think about. 🤔🤔🤔
Ok everybody that is locked up in America for the same charges Or similar..U know u forgot, u did not know it was there or u were sick. LET THE COURT KNOW JOE BIDEN SAID THAT U ARE FREE!!! This is terrible. Sad!!!
If there’s any blood shedded by this Russian prisoner I would blame on BG ngl