How Bad Was The Deal? Trump Questions What Russia Got in the Hostage Swap

He is known for his deal-making…

Former President and 2024 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump hit TRUTH Social on Thursday to question what or who the Russians received in return for the release of imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan.

Trump’s TRUTH Social post below:

So when are they going to release the details of the prisoner swap with Russia? How many people do we get versus them? Are we also paying them cash? Are they giving us cash (Please withdraw that question, because I’m sure the answer is NO)? Are we releasing murderers, killers, or thugs? Just curious because we never make good deals, at anything, but especially hostage swaps. Our “negotiators” are always an embarrassment to us! I got back many hostages, and gave the opposing Country NOTHING – and never any cash. To do so is bad precedent for the future. That’s the way it should be, or this situation will get worse and worse. They are extorting the United States of America. They’re calling the trade “complex” – That’s so nobody can figure out how bad it is!

According to Newsmax, “Russia … secured the return of Vadim Krasikov, who was convicted in Germany in 2021 of killing a former Chechen rebel in Berlin; two alleged sleeper agents who were jailed in Slovenia; a convicted computer hacker, and a suspected Russian intelligence agent who had been accused of providing U.S. made electronics and ammunition to Russia.”

“This is an incredible relief for all the family members gathered here,” Biden said during remarks on the hostage swap at the White House on Thursday. “It’s a relief to the friends and colleagues all across the country, who’ve been praying for this day for a long time.”

“And now their brutal ordeal is over and they’re free,” Biden said.