« I wouldn’t have made the deal for a hundred people in exchange for someone that has killed untold numbers of people with his arms deals, » Trump said.
The prisoner swap of American women’s basketball player Brittney Griner for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout has spearheaded news this week. This is while the fate of U.S. Marine Paul Whelan’s life as a prisoner of Russia weighs in the balance.
The Griner-Bout swap has become yet another political divide among American politicians, particularly with former President Donald Trump, who’s already stated he intends to run in 2024 for another presidential term.
Trump on his social media account said he previously had a chance to swap Whelan for Bout, who’s more notably recognized as the « Merchant of Death. » Trump made a statement to his Truth Social account Sunday night.
« I turned down a deal with Russia for a one-on-one swap of the so-called Merchant of Death for Paul Whelan. I wouldn’t have made the deal for a hundred people in exchange for someone that has killed untold numbers of people with his arms deals.
