He labeled Griner as “America hating” apparently for exercising her First Amendment right to protest by joining calls for racial justice in the U.S.

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Tucker Carlson claimed President Joe Biden sought the release of Brittney Griner from Russian custody instead of Paul Whelan because Griner is a Black lesbian. On Thursday, Biden secured the release of Griner, who was detained in February for possessing less than half a gram of hash oil. In return, the U.S. released arms dealer Viktor Bout , whom the U.S. convicted in 2011 of conspiring...

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Detained American Paul Whelan expressed frustration on Thursday that President Joe Biden has not done more to secure his release from a Russian prison. Hours after the U.S. government announced Brittney Griner had been freed in a controversial prisoner swap, Whelan spoke with CNN from the high-security penal colony where he is imprisoned in eastern Russia. "I am greatly disappointed that more has...

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The White House said Brittney Griner "represents the best of America," after agreeing on a prisoner exchange with Russia to swap the two-time Olympian with arms dealer Viktor Bout.

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It's unquestionably good that she's free, but the deal with Russia feels anything but fair.

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The White House has secured the release of American basketball star Brittney Griner, according to a U.S. official. The release was in exchange for Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout, nicknamed the “Merchant of Death,” according to a person familiar with the deal. The swap, which marks a major diplomatic achievement for President Joe Biden, brings an end to an ordeal that began when Griner was...

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