Prisoner Swap Latest: Americans Gershkovich and Whelan among the 24 freed in US-Russia prisoner swap | FOX 28 Spokane

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

76% : Trump prides himself on his success in brokering the release of Americans held by other nations.
54% : EU will continue supporting and standing for all those illegally detained in Russia and elsewhere.
43% : Trump wrote.
43% : "Von der Leyen hailed "the release of innocent citizens from EU & US and upright Russian democrats held captive in Russia.
31% : Before the deal, Trump said Gershkovich, who was detained in 2023 during Biden's presidency, would "be released almost immediately after the election."
29% : When asked about Trump's claim, Biden retorted, "Why didn't he do it when he was president?"But most of the released Westerners were detained during Biden's presidency, though corporate security consultant Paul Whelan had been in custody since 2018 when Trump was in office.
16% : "Trump asked in his post if the U.S. had paid cash for Thursday's releases, something National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan specifically denied.
1% : Trump calls American negotiators 'an embarrassment'Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, disparaging the Biden administration's prisoner exchange with Russia on Thursday, calling American negotiators "an embarrassment.

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