{"id":2317793,"date":"2024-08-01T19:13:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T23:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-attempt-to-mock-trump-after-prisoner-trade-with-russia-blows-up-in-his-face\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T19:18:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T23:18:05","slug":"bidens-attempt-to-mock-trump-after-prisoner-trade-with-russia-blows-up-in-his-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-attempt-to-mock-trump-after-prisoner-trade-with-russia-blows-up-in-his-face\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s Attempt to Mock Trump After Prisoner Trade With Russia Blows Up in His Face"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbidens-attempt-to-mock-trump-after-prisoner-trade-with-russia-blows-up-in-his-face%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2317793&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The United States&#8217; relationship with Russia under \u200bPresident Joe\u200d Biden has \u200dbeen marked by tension, especially\u2063 due\u200d to Biden&#8217;s support for Ukraine amidst its conflict with Russia. Recently, Biden addressed the nation as \u2062news broke \u200cof the release of three Americans\u2014Wall Street Journal reporter\u200b Evan Gershkovich, \u2062Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva,\u200d and U.S. Marine Paul \u2064Whelan\u2014who were\u200b part of \u2064a larger prisoner\u200d swap involving multiple countries. During \u2062this address, \u200cBiden responded\u2063 to former President\u2062 Trump&#8217;s claims that he could have secured the \u2064hostages&#8217;\u2062 release without an exchange, retorting, &#8220;Why didn\u2019t he do it when he was \u2062president?&#8221; However, the\u2063 focus of criticism arose because\u2062 only Whelan was detained \u200bduring\u2064 Trump&#8217;s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Critics argue that Biden\u2019s attempts to diplomatically engage with Russia\u200c have fallen short, recalling a previous controversial prisoner swap involving WNBA player Brittany Griner and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-derangement-porn\/\" title=\"Trump Derangement Porn\">notorious arms dealer<\/a>.\u200c The narrative highlights\u200b that Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-voters-approve-gop-backed-amendment-to-ban-private-funding-for-elections\/\" title=\"Wisconsin voters pass GOP-supported amendment banning private election funding\">extensive financial support<\/a> for Ukraine and his efforts to portray himself as a \u200ctough \u200cleader against Russia have not yielded the\u2063 desired results, particularly when juxtaposed with the historical context of the U.S.-Russia relationship. The\u2062 piece suggests that Biden&#8217;s \u2062foreign policy, especially regarding Russia, may be a \u2064significant\u200d point of contention as he considers his legacy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The United States&rsquo; relationship with Russia under President Joe Biden has been incredibly turbulent, given the president&rsquo;s propensity to throw billions of dollars at Russia&rsquo;s enemy, Ukraine, with the support of some members of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Attempting to tout his success in diplomacy, the president addressed the American people from the White House on Thursday as news broke that three Americans would be released from Russian captivity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wall-street-journal-suspected-fbi-mole-planted-in-trump-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> reporter Evan Gershkovich, Russian-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, and veteran of the U.S. Marines Paul Whelan are part of a 24-person prisoner swap that not only involves the United States and Russia, but three other countries.<\/p>\n<p>After his address, Biden was asked about remarks made by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/schumer-launches-attempt-effectively-reverse-supreme-courts-trump-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">former President Donald Trump<\/a>, who said he could have secured the release of Americans without having to exchange anything.<\/p>\n<p>One reporter asked, &ldquo;President Trump has said repeatedly that he could have gotten the hostages out without giving anything in exchange. What do you say to that? What do you say to President Trump now?&rdquo; Biden, smirking and clearly full of himself, replied, &ldquo;Why didn&rsquo;t he do it when he was president?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s just one problem: Only Whelan was detained when Trump was president.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Reporter: &ldquo;President Trump has said repeatedly that he could have gotten the hostages out without giving anything in exchange. What do you say to that?&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a>: &ldquo;Why didn&rsquo;t he do it when he was president?&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanaBashCNN?\">@DanaBashCNN<\/a>: &ldquo;I think that was what they call a &lsquo;mic drop&rsquo; moment.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MIUKa5LpBa\">pic.twitter.com\/MIUKa5LpBa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Bates (@AndrewJBates46) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewJBates46\/status\/1819050463213330484?\">August 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dont-think-lot-men-will-vote-harris-swing-state-voter-tells-cnn-doubts-harris-can-carry-battleground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> News Anchor Dana Bash, feeling exuberant in that moment, believing the president in his demented state had actually said something intelligent, remarked, &ldquo;[I] think that was what they call a mic drop moment &hellip;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/russia-releases-former-marine-paul-whelan-prisoner-swap?msockid=072421d5e4776d9a185c35aae5176c95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whelan was detained<\/a> during Trump&rsquo;s presidency in 2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/evan-gershkovich-russia-reporter-who-became-story-2024-08-01\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gershkovich was arrested<\/a> in 2022, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usagm.gov\/2024\/08\/01\/american-rfe-rl-reporter-alsu-kurmasheva-released-from-russian-custody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kurmasheva in 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, and Vladimir Kara-Murza were all detained during the Biden presidency.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jordan Schachtel @ dossier.today (@JordanSchachtel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JordanSchachtel\/status\/1819065008744972288?\">August 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This moment doesn&rsquo;t play well for Biden, as his attempt to make Trump look bad will inevitably cause the American people to find out the facts.<\/p>\n<p>The president&rsquo;s diplomatic efforts with Russia thus far are &mdash; to put it generously &mdash; farcical.<\/p>\n<p>Recall December 2022, when the Biden administration agreed to the grossly lopsided swap involving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/russia-celebrates-griner-prisoner-swap-capitulation-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WNBA player Brittany Griner<\/a> &mdash; who was convicted on a drug charge for possessing cannabis vape cartridges &mdash; and notorious Russian arms dealer Victor Bout.<\/p>\n<p>Since dumping billions into Ukraine&rsquo;s war effort against Russia, Biden has desperately wanted to be seen as a leader who is tough on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-biden-mistakes-zelenskyy-putin-face-brutal-introduction-president-putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Vladimir Putin<\/a>. He has suggested that his predecessor would be rolling out the red carpet in these circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, it was not during Trump&rsquo;s term that Putin chose to invade Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>It was not while Trump was in office that Congress decided to sleepwalk the country toward a war with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of Europe, Biden&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pompeo-we-have-truly-upended-the-status-quo\/\" title=\"Pompeo: We have truly upended the status quo\">foreign policy record<\/a> is outright embarrassing and a national disgrace, highlighted by his botched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-wounded-veteran-testifies-congress-8-blistering-words-biden-afghanistan-catastrophe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While his term overall is among the worst of any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-poll-spells-doom-for-joe-biden-one-major-roadblock-is-standing-in-his-way\/\" title=\"NBC Poll Spells Trouble for Biden - One Major Obstacle Hinders His Progress\">single-term president<\/a>, Biden would be especially unwise in encouraging Americans to remember him for his foreign policy record.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In an effort to showcase his diplomatic achievements, Biden spoke to the American public from the White House on Thursday as news emerged about the release of three Americans from Russian detention. The individuals involved in this 24-person prisoner exchange include Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Russian-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, and U.S. Marine veteran Paul Whelan. This swap also includes three other countries alongside the U.S. and Russia.<\/p>\n<p>After his speech, a reporter questioned Biden about former President Donald Trump&#8217;s claims that he could have secured the release of these hostages without any exchanges. When asked for his response to Trump\u2019s assertion, Biden smirked and confidently replied, \u201cWhy didn\u2019t he do it when he was president?\u201d However, it&#8217;s important to note that only Whelan was detained during Trump&#8217;s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>CNN anchor Dana Bash expressed her excitement over Biden&#8217;s retort by calling it a &#8220;mic drop moment.&#8221; While Whelan was arrested in 2018 under Trump\u2019s administration, Gershkovich was taken into custody in 2022 and Kurmasheva in 2023\u2014both during Biden\u2019s term.<\/p>\n<p>This incident does not reflect well on Biden; his attempt to undermine Trump may backfire as more facts come to light regarding their respective tenures. Overall, Biden&#8217;s diplomatic efforts with Russia have been questionable at best. For instance, recall December 2022 when his administration agreed to a highly unequal prisoner swap involving WNBA player Brittany Griner\u2014convicted for drug possession\u2014and notorious arms dealer Victor Bout.<\/p>\n<p>Since investing heavily in Ukraine against Russia\u2019s aggression, Biden has sought recognition as a strong leader against President Vladimir Putin while implying that Trump would have acted differently under similar circumstances. However, it wasn&#8217;t during Trump&#8217;s presidency that Putin decided to invade Ukraine or Congress moved towards potential conflict with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s foreign policy record outside Europe is notably poor and marked by failures such as the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. Given these circumstances overall make him one of the least effective single-term presidents; encouraging Americans to remember him for his foreign policy would be unwise<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2317794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Biden-hostage-release.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3620,36948,3634],"class_list":["post-2317793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biden","tag-prisoner-trade","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Biden-hostage-release.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317793\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}