ABC News’ Patrick Reevell and Maryalice Parks talk about the discussions to get Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan home.
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So, we get back a Lesbian Drug Addict and a man who got a bad-conduct discharge from the Marines and who attempted a theft of $10 thousand dollars during a tour in Iraq and Russia gets back a Russian Arms Dealer whose goal was to kill as many Americans as possible, I'm sure the Demonrats think that's a good deal. Just like when Obama exchanged 5 top Taliban Leaders from Guantanamo Bay Prison for an American Soldier who was a Deserter, and to note, those 5 Taliban Leaders later organized other Taliban fighters to kill more Americans. Our Country has become so weak with these Demonrats in Office. Trump 2024.
This is just showing the whole world how weak and stupid the US is, first it shows we are always willing to negotiate with terrorist and a basketball player is more important to US then a arms dealer.
DO THE TIME!!!!!!!!
I got a better idea how about taking that piece of s*** blinking and handing him over along with the head of the every head of the bite Administration take every piece of s*** one of them Democrats including Nancy Pelosi and send them to Russia and never let him come back then we'll take that non-important basketball player back. But we keep the Spy the Arms Dealer now we find out who he colluded with in the United States to get those arms with and we execute those people. Not the Russians decide they want to kill blinking and all of the rest of Biden's cronies I'm all for it
Nope. Keep her.. 12 years in Army Aviation. How's that knee thing going for ya? She "accidently" packed weed and got busted. Sorry but breaking laws on accident is still breaking laws.
The guys SELLS WEAPONS TO ANYONE WITH MONEY. A LOT OF WEAPONS.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING!!??!?!!
As far as the fellow soldier goes. It's the job and the job can really suck sometimes.
Why are we trading anyone for a wmba lowlife that willingly and knowingly broke the law and got caught trafficking drugs i to anothercountry…? Also that reporter was about 19 blinks away from flying off camera.
He "pressed" them to accept a Bond villian for a basketball player? I've got a used car I want to sell you!
should have never went there. I mean she's black, and going to Russia? its cold there. well she gets to stay there forever now.
She hates America so she should stay their
You know you guys at Fox need to come up with some better way to help your Republican Party. Repeating Hunter Biden and Border Crossings is really getting old people. Nobody wants to hear about Trump's useless border wall or fake news about Hunter fckin Biden. You seem awfully worried about Hunter Biden who maybe got $10 Million when Old-Tub-Of-Guts-Trumpy has crammed $250 Million Dollars into his deep pockets from your best lily-white supporters. 'Fox Fake News' helped Trump broadcast 'False Stolen Election Fraud Propaganda' for the past year and a half!
hope they aren't actually going to trade bout for them ……☹
B.Griner is only a olympian athlete & celebrity No Impact & Value in the world..
Victor Bout is a high Value & a big time criminal.. he has a movie “ Lord of War “ Nicholas Cage.. this guy is legend 😂
Terrorists talking to terrorist
One can imagine how it feels for lavrov, a professional and respected diplomat, to lower his standards to talk to an amateur
Nobody cares about Brittany hope Russia turns down the deal the president is stupid as hell what a joke
ABC news thank you for not being like CNN
Blinken sucks, weak
how about the basic principle that we never negotiate with terrorists, including terrorist governments? especially one who's proven to break every and all agreements?
(is Putin best friend's of Donald Trump , YEAH !)
Let’s hope that prisoners swap goes through for these two Americans. The war in Ukraine is draining the Russian economy. Yikes. Viva Ukraine. May peace come soon to celebrate in Ukraine and Eastern Europe. 😐💛🇺🇦🇺🇸
People keep downplaying what she did as if she’s innocent. Doesn’t matter if was just weed, it’s illegal in Russia. Now she wants to play victim as if Russia is wrong and the U.S isn’t doing enough to get her back. She doesn’t want justice, she wants to get away with breaking the law.
A Russian spy and arms dealer, for a pot head.
About a good a deal Obama made when he traded 6 terrorists leaders, for a deserter .
It’s crazy that the US has to be making some crazy prisoner swaps and deals with a corrupt government just the the bad decisions of one person. I hope she learns the lesson and grow up. And no American should be traveling to Russia.
Keep her ass in jail!
Who are you USA to make a proposal?
They can keep the America hating junkie, we dont want it back!
How is Griner being held ‘unlawfully’ in Russia? She smuggled illegal drugs into a sovereign nation. Their country, their laws.
Brittney will come back write 2 books and strike it rich….
Remember when Trump got Asap Rocky freed from Sweden without trading any prisoners? If only we had a President with a backbone…
We put drug user in jail in America but trade terrorist to get them out of jail .
Imagine trading a terrorist gun dealer for a WNBA player who tried to illegally smuggle weed into Russia.
One traitor for a terrorist you pick which is which as far as being better of the two ?
DISGUSTING
And thats why russia thinks they can do what they do. We let them. She shouldnt be arrested but we shouldnt be making this swap either. Not while theyre running an invasion
What about all the Americans we have locked up for years over weed charges?
She hates the American flag and will not stand for the anthem at her basketball games but yet she wants America to help her get out of Russia prison she does not deserve our help she should stay in Russia and do her time because she broke the law when she flew into Russia with marijuana.
It is best we keep her there
This has been the worst trade deal in the history of trade deals, maybe ever
You want to give Americans crap for not wanting there 2nd amendment rights infringed, but your going to trade an arms dealer for a drug smuggler need to stop sucking down the swamp kool aid!!!
Russia please do us a favor and keep her there please 🙏🏽 she doesn’t like America anyways!
WOW. This guy (and admin) couldn't press raw dough if he tried. After the Kabul disaster they are a joke in the eyes of the world, ridiculous.
Fact check she does not love America
Whelan was discharged from USMC for bad conduct (larceny). So we have the SOSUS asking to trade an international arms dealer for a thief and a smuggler. What makes these two so valuable? If US wants to have any world credibility we will stop any negotiations pertaining to this "swap" It makes the US look terrible.
She disrespected this country with what she did when she was here. She needs to stay right where she’s at. End of story
Keep the traitor who kneeled on our flag.
Why would we want these two criminals back in the USA???
Funny thing is…as soon as Griner comes home she's gonna smoke a fat one
They should have a meeting in Ukraine.they have a puppet there.it's gonna be 3 of them.