Trump presses for details on prisoner swap with Russia
- Former President Donald Trump claimed he could secure the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, but President Joe Biden successfully executed the exchange instead.
- Trump expressed skepticism on social media, questioning if the U.S. was releasing dangerous prisoners and criticizing previous hostage negotiation practices.
- FactCheck.org debunked Trump’s claims about his record on securing prisoner releases, highlighting four exchanges he presided over.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has requested the release of more details about the prisoner exchange in which Vols trit journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan were released from Russian custody.
Times of Malta
Seychelles News AgencyRussia frees US reporter in huge prisoner swap with West
US journalist Evan Gershkovich and a Russian intelligence colonel jailed for a Berlin murder were among two dozen prisoners freed Thursday in the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War.The intricate multinational deal that freed the Wall Street Journal reporter and others including former US marine Paul Whelan involved months of secret negotiations, and...
Observador
Dnoticias“Our negotiators are always an embarrassment to us,” Trump says, pointing the finger at President Joe Biden. The former president and Republican candidate for the next elections also speaks of a “bad deal”.
Fact check: Trump, who approved multiple prisoner exchanges, falsely claims he gave up ‘nothing’ to get Americans back
In May, former President Donald Trump declared that he was the only person who could obtain the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich from a Russian prison. After President Joe Biden proved the claim wrong on Thursday by securing the release of Gershkovich and others in a multi-country prisoner exchange, Trump posted a series of skeptical questions on social media.
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