Convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, the "Merchant of Death" was freed Thursday in a prison swap for WNBA star #BrittneyGriner, will go back to illegally trafficking weapons, thereby fueling deadly conflicts around the world. #UkraineRussiaWar

Great job Biden Admin....

Viktor Bout "Merchant of Death" wants to Kill Americans.

So we trade the “Merchant of Death” for a convicted drug smuggler, so he can buy arms from the Taliban to be used by Russia against the Ukraine, whose war is funded by our tax dollars? We are paying to fight against our own weapons? After our leader leaves a Marine behind?

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Wait nah!! We left a marine?!! Hell nah

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MORE: The swap to see Griner home for Christmas is 1-for-1 & does not involve Ret. Marine Paul Whelan, who is about to mark his 4th year in Russian custody. https://cbsnews.com/live-updates/brittney-griner-release-russia-prisoner-swap-viktor-bout/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=192874405…

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The Broncos just called and thanked the Biden Administration for taking them off the hook for the worst trade of 2022.

#BrittneyGriner

The number of policemen is down, the crime is up! Anyone not understand that equation? 

This is the United States completely abandoning an American marine who served his country. This wasn't a deal, this is the Biden administration trying to score points and it makes me sick. We as a Nation do not Negotiate with Terrorist. My heart aches for Paul's family after them seeing this.

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Brittney Griner released. However, many Americans left behind. Been in Russian Prisons far longer. Paul Whelan, Marc Fogel, etc., What about them??

*If Paul Whelan was a basketball player he’d be free right now but he’s a former marine so it doesn’t matter that he’s been stuck in a Russian prison for years longer than Brittney Griner. Sad. The Biden admin should be ashamed leaving him.

*I wonder if Brittney Griner will sing and stand for the National Anthem now that the United States has compromised national security to free her?… #BrittneyGriner

*We traded a Russian Arms dealer Viktor Bout, known as the "Merchant of Death" to Russia for the release Brittney Griner...

1) I never want to hear the words "Gun Control" come from Biden's mouth again after this one 2) US Marine Paul Whelan is still imprisoned in Russia.

*Brittney Griner HATES America. Why would Biden bring her back here?

*My last tweet was no shot at Brittney Griner. I’m super happy she’s back home as she should be. I just have family who have served and it’s crazy to me the President wouldn’t bring him home too. I’m the furthest thing from a trump supporter but I’m not a fan of Biden either.

*The next time liberals talk about gun control, ask them about the Brittney Griner, Viktor Bout trade.

*Biden sends billions to Ukraine to fight Russia, then releases the most dangerous arms dealer in the world to Russia in exchange for Brittney Griner. Biden is the most incompetent so-called POTUS in history. I hope a flag-hating American was worth making the world more dangerous.

*Brittney Griner is free, and rightfully so. But to prioritize her over a US Marine who has been held in Russia for 4 years just doesn’t sit right with me. And if you haven’t already, do your research on Viktor Bout.

*If @POTUS is going to release a guy convicted of providing aid to a terrorist organization & conspiring to kill American citizens, he should have at least gotten BOTH Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan in return. 

A U.S. Marine is left behind in another bad deal made by Biden.

*We traded Brittney Griner for a terrorist and left a Marine behind. Is this supposed to be some kind of “win”?

*There's currently an American citizen named Marc Fogel imprisoned in Russia for having prescribed medical marijuana in his luggage. He received a harsher sentence than Brittney Griner in a maximum security prison. The State Department doesn't even list him as wrongfully detained.

** Comments Off Twitter above. Some Very Good Points. **