Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) blasted the prisoner exchange with Russia that led to the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner.
After spending 10 months in a Russian prison, Griner was released in a prisoner exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
“This should be a moment of deep reflection for the United States government to recognize we have a serious problem with hostage-taking of Americans. The Russians and other regimes that take American citizens hostage cannot pretend that there is equivalence between the Brittney Griners of the world and people like Viktor Bout, the so-called ‘Merchant of Death.
The Bout-for-Griner prisoner swap is not a trade, it's an American surrender. This is not what American strength looks like. Terrorists and rogue states are smiling.Republicans were also quick to criticize that Paul Whelan, a Marine who is also considered to be wrongfully detained, was not included in the exchange.
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