'We want Paul home': Family of former Marine held in Russia speaks out after Griner's release

with CNN on Thursday, Whelan said he was "greatly disappointed" to not also be returning home.

Biden administration officials will remain in close contact with the Whelan family, the president said earlier. He said officials let them know in advance "that Paul would be left behind," unlike in April, when news broke of former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed's return. "I want to be very clear: This was not a situation where we had a choice of which American to bring home. It was a choice between bringing home one particular American, Brittney Griner, or bringing home none," the official said.

Makes my skin crawl!!

Then there shouldn’t have been a trade

Idiot !

Think about this

Another Biden lie. There is ALWAYS a choice.

Well Paul Whelan is white, so…..

To release the merchant of death was just an idiotic thing to do.

So fckn what. This criminal is getting more media attention than she fckn deserves.

Does this grandpa get black money from basketball players?

The American media,as always,is trying to create a 'hero' ! Even if their only heroism was smuggling drugs into a foreign country🤦🏻‍♂️

Feels like it thou

Whelan was in Russia spying for the CIA and these clowns like Biden and the ABC reporters cannot tell the truth about it. So ludicrous it is beyond belief.

FJB

POTUS bull 💩

Bergers can't be choosers

When she Lands and sees an American flag is she going to flee back to Russia?

This is how our government treats former soldiers who has served? I’m for bringing Griner home, but this was disgraceful to all that served to leave a marine behind over a sports entertainer. Poorly played. Embarrassing in fact.

We go from a nazi president to A SENILE president. What a country

Republicans when a black woman is freed before a white man ....

Putin negotiated one heck of a good deal there Brandon.

Listen.. Jim Eagle knows best 😉

Insane

Maybe try a little harder to bring home somebody who fought for the country instead of turning thier back on it. I know common sense is tough these days

This isn’t a flex

Like!!!

actually, there probably wasnt much of a choice: One had the right boxes checked, and the other did not. I doubt much thought went into it..

Honor in saying her country is racist? Biden , you and your son are so phony. It’s laughable.

Of course it was. Once again, more incompetence from from BidenAdministration. They let Putin set the terms.

Apparently the Russians claim Whelan is a spy, and refused to exchange him in this swap. Republicans would apparently have rather gotten nobody than brought a Black queer woman home (or seen Biden succeed at anything). Party of Bigots. Party of Traitors. Party of Putin.

During a war with Russia, why release their no 1 terrorist and arms dealer , who conspired to kill Americans and who will now work for Russia to procure and import ammunition and arms using his Rolodex , just when the Russians are running short:

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