Trump asked why Paul Whelan wasn't included in Thursday's prisoner swap with Russia, even though Trump was the president for half of Whelan's imprisonment.
after customs officials said they found vape canisters with cannabis oil in the basketball player's luggage. In August, she was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison.
Left, former President Donald Trump leaves the stage after speaking during an event at his Mar-a-Lago home on November 15, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida. Right, President Joe Biden waves to the media as he departs the White House on October 6, 2022, in Washington, DC. Trump criticized Biden for not bringing Paul Whelan home from Russia.Although Whelan's family said Biden"made the right decision to bring Ms.
"Sadly, for totally illegitimate reasons, Russia is treating Paul's case differently than Brittney's. And while we have not yet succeeded in securing Paul's release, we are not giving up. We will never give up," the President said. As his sister, Elizabeth Whelan, advocated extensively on Capitol Hill, Whelan himself plead with Trump to"tweet your intentions" during a brief court appearance in Moscow.
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