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Trump Claims He Exchanged ‘Nothing’ in Hostage Deals as President
After the Biden administration announced a seven-nation prisoner swap that freed three Americans wrongly imprisoned in Russia but released convicted Russian assassin Vadim Krasikov from a German prison, former President Donald Trump claimed, “I got back many hostages, and gave the opposing Country NOTHING – and never any cash.”
The claim that Trump gave adversaries “nothing” is false: While Trump secured the release of several hostages, there were instances in which his...