Biden says it 'feels wonderful' to welcome Americans freed in prisoner swap back to U.S. soil

President Joe Biden said it "feels wonderful" to welcome three freed Americans to U.S. soil following a historic prisoner exchange with Russia, and he gave special credit to the cooperation of nations including Germany and Slovenia for helping to make the global prisoner swap work, saying they agreed to difficult things that were "against their self-interests."
Speaking on the tarmac at Andrews Air Force Base, Biden rejected the idea that such swaps could lead to other Americans being detained, saying, "I don't buy this idea of ... let these people rot in jail because other people may be captured."
Vice President Kamala Harris called the deal an "extraordinary testament to the importance of having a president who understands the power of diplomacy."
The US-Russia prisoner swap Thursday was the biggest in post-Soviet history, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free.

[@JayGee96]

A professional assassin and a professional hacker went back to Russia, where there is a war going on. Let that sink in, worst swap made should have sent Griner back as well. 🤦🏻‍♀️ SMH

[@thinkerly1]

And the USA got back four innocent people. Trading good guys for bad guys is good.

[@animaanimus8011]

Don’t forget the arms dealer…

[@DTtbx8fg]

Let this sink in: there's a reason you're not qualified to make such determinations in any capacity beyond your armchair

[@Michael_Dominik]

Those three Americans are sure lucky that it's an election year.

[@thinkerly1]

Not sure that is the reason that Putin released these people. The real story may be that Russia is desperate.

[@chuckbrooks3674]

​@@thinkerly1They promised him something. You can bet your a** on it. But Biden and Harris did not negotiate this on their own. There was several countries involved.

[@Combat_Medic]

What a stupid comment. Russia wants Trump to win.

[@nosheeple2751]

Other countries help to negotiate the hostage.But what I want to know is.What about the American hostages that have been held by hamas for oa year?What about them?One of them is a child... They would believe that most of them are dead including the american hostages. As far as Russia and Ukraine, you need to dig deeper into the reason that Russia went into Ukraine. There were 2 providences that we're being abused by the Aesop. Nazit's obnoxious that are in Ukraine that America is supporting instead of the American people and our borders, no war should be bought on foreign lands for money for bankers and laundering

[@nosheeple2751]

And you think that's the real Biden?He died this one's got five inches and can speak

[@JuanHernandez-ev4bb]

Tell the truth about what they were doing in Russia. I didnt think so.

[@thinkerly1]

Here is the truth for you, at least for the three journalists: They were journalists. To be a reporter in Russia, you have to get a journalism visa. The Russians know why are you there. They follow you. So, no, these reporters were not spies. Spies avoid identify, and lie about who they are an what they are doing in the hope that the target company does not notice.

[@mikedebord7662]

He got on the hostage plane. Now that would be a fairer swap.

[@eminboztepe]

Kamala said it is wonderful to have a wonderful thing happen as being wonderful is a wonderful thing in itself into being wonderful.

[@j.j.l.]

😂

[@esthermedellin8283]

🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@TRUTHRISING1717]

She speaks in riddles. It’s so strange. She’s so fake

[@jasoncrum-dn1dn]

That was a wonderful statement.

[@jagvette1]

But how wonderful was the wonderfulness in the passage of time unburdened by what has been on the big yellow bus

[@RisingSun0203]

FJB has the look on his face when she talks that says, I got kicked to the curb for her? Holy crap.

[@DTtbx8fg]

Do you charge to read minds?

[@usakittykatkat994]

Paul Whelan should have been released instead of Brittney Griner!

[@thinkerly1]

Yeah, but Putin had better leverage with Whelan.

[@animaanimus8011]

We should have held out for him. Grinder broke the law, willingly. Consequences she was aware of.

[@DTtbx8fg]

​@@animaanimus8011 but her real crime is that you don't "like" her

[@DTtbx8fg]

And who are you to determine that?

[@DTtbx8fg]

And who are you to determine who should have been released instead of whom?

[@tank52086]

3 months before an election and a week after he backs out… what timing 👍🏻

[@andys109]

*Big victory of Putin!*

[@andys109]

we got 3 KGB agents..😜

[@thinkerly1]

Thank Putin.

[@ncg5560]

Then he turns around and walks onto the plane that the freed hostages just got off of. Yeah, this is the man who's running our country. 😮

[@1985cjjeeper]

He thought Cornpop was in there swimming without a swimming cap on his greasy head, as was the style at the time.

[@autojohn-pu1vf]

That's how U know it's really him

[@EMendonca-mp2mf]

When your POTUS you can do what you want. 🇺🇸

[@1985cjjeeper]

@@EMendonca-mp2mf Unless you're Joe Biden and then you get in trouble when you don't do as you're told, he says.

[@JunkYardCardGuy]

Dude, just once, drop the silly ass Trump craziness and just be happy for the families?

[@charly3575]

I’ll bet he can’t name a single one of them. Alliances of money laundering has made Hoe a rich man. Of course he loves “alliances.” Unfortunately, America got the wrong end of the deal. Thanks Joe!

[@thinkerly1]

Disagree. The US got back four innocent people.

[@animaanimus8011]

10% for the big guy

[@animaanimus8011]

@@thinkerly1He wasn’t referring to the prisoners. He was referring to Hunter, the Biden family money getting washed in Ukraine, etc.

[@DTtbx8fg]

Such a great mind that he needs you to explain his stupid comments in a equally stupid interpretation. The two of you should take your show on the road together.

[@kagato0987]

Lucky for the prisoners it's near election season

[@jeepisbroken7480]

Kamila just watching Biden making sure he don't say anything he isn't suppose to.

[@johnj4471]

And then she popped out a word salad of nonsense as usual.

[@Nick94MI]

"Don't ruin this for me daddy"

[@1985cjjeeper]

Must be tough considering old Joe probably just glued her mouth shut 5 minutes before this was filmed.

[@thinkerly1]

Naw, Biden is perfectly conscious, and far more intelligent and far-far-far more moral than Trump.

[@1985cjjeeper]

@@thinkerly1 Excellent sarcasm. A bit over the top but good still. I got a good laugh. As if anyone could ever believe such garbage. 😆 🤣 😂 well done!

[@westsparks6844]

Then he turned around and went to the wrong plane to leave

[@autojohn-pu1vf]

that's actually true... your not joking

[@brendawilborn833]

She stood there watching but couldn't say a thing!🤣🤦‍♀️🙄

[@thinkerly1]

Sure, Ivan.

[@seunosewa]

Why doesn't he have competent handlers even now.

[@tammylewis9324]

Is this the tall Biden?

[@DTtbx8fg]

the only Biden

[@brendawilborn833]

He's far from happy with her flapping her jaws!! He looked downright pissed!🤣

[@thinkerly1]

Nawww...

[@citizen2x]

Look like thieves planning another Coup to me

[@DTtbx8fg]

Now, now.... don't project your false prophet trump's intentions on others

[@bmtkid00]

Freed from a miserable russian prison, just to be miserable under a democrat administration.

[@jamesherdfan6863]

Not for long...

[@havanasyndrome3024]

​@@jamesherdfan6863the American media is staying silent - but one of the "liberated" "hostages", Yashin, held an emotional press conference in Bonn, Germany yesterday - announcing that this trade was done against his will. He never consented or agreed to it and plans to go back to Russia.... 😂😂😂 Things must be rough in western democracies, if a guy rather head back to Russian prison than enjoy his "freedoms".

[@DTtbx8fg]

​@@havanasyndrome3024 You don't know his circumstances, and you don't care beyond manipulating it into cheap sarcasm.

[@DTtbx8fg]

​@@jamesherdfan6863 At least 4 more years

[@metacomet1089]

LIKE BOTH OF THEM EVEN KNOW WHERE THE HELL THEY ARE

[@askurgirlxp7300]

Wow actually see both together in one place at one time

[@1985cjjeeper]

Biden wanted a hummer.

[@DTtbx8fg]

​@@1985cjjeeper but you weren't available

[@DTtbx8fg]

Does that make you tingly?

[@robertdog]

Yeah but was this a Tall Biden appearance?

[@DTtbx8fg]

@@robertdog Nonsense

[@TheFrogfeeder]

You can see that even she is shocked she said “significance” again right there…

[@animaanimus8011]

They could have been back sooner if we weren’t trading for athletes who broke the law.

[@animaanimus8011]

Um, don’t you realize that the men playing for women’s basketball are SO important to this country…😊

[@DTtbx8fg]

​​@@animaanimus8011 Um, don't you realize you don't have any idea what you're talking about?

[@81DaddyMac]

Dead Man Walking.

[@DTtbx8fg]

Like you and everyone else

[@willcarr9401]

Anyway , look , cheap fake !.....show us where he was going to play pilot. 😂

[@marscrumbs]

Meanwhile Trump congratulates Putin on getting his prisoners back.

[@thinkerly1]

Whelan was arrested and imprisoned by Putin while Trump was Prez. Trump did ZERO to get Whelan out. Did you see Trump give a news conference to say "Putin arrested an innocent American citizen." No, you didn't see it because Trump did not do jack sh@t.

[@DTtbx8fg]

Trump probably spends a lot of time congratulating his puppet master putin about a lot of things

[@DTtbx8fg]

Trump congratulates his puppet master putin on a lot of things

[@LadyVet1975]

Notice how quickly KH stepped up to his side? Dang!

[@robertdog]

It's wonderful to have these hostages free, because being free is not what you are when you are prisoner. But they are free now, which is not what they were then, after they were prisoner from being free.

[@usakittykatkat994]

@@robertdog Good one 😹

[@antoniog.7069]

Using big words out of context doesn't make you look smart Kamala.

[@makalipo]

Bravo for Joe Biden & Kamala Harris! Wonderful examples of great American leadership!

[@dellto529]

More "collusion" with Russia? This should give Cackles a big boost in the polls. LOL!

[@DTtbx8fg]

... and gives you a chance to showcse your infantile name calling and failure to grasp reality on russian collusion

[@michaelriley1531]

Instead of thanking Biden. I’ll thank the American people who actually payed for this to happen. Biden just shows up for the photo op.

[@DTtbx8fg]

Do you comprehend what "payed" [sic] means?

[@MuddyNikes]

Just a reminder… Biden/Harris’ first swap was B Griner for the “Merchant of Death!” 🤡

[@acrcali3997]

Did you here kamala speak 😂wow what a leader

[@DTtbx8fg]

Yes, they both are

[@Mot52823]

FUJB

[@mykibalzy]

KAMALA WAS LURKING 😮

[@user-js2ie4wm7f]

MARK KELLY is the best option to be her running mate. THINK ABOUT IT !

[@thomass9457]

I saw this. Mf doesn't evem know where he is half the time.

[@michaelvarney.]

Funny how the video cuts out right before he dotters off up the plane ramp while everyone stands around confused as to what the heck he is doing. No wonder the dems swapped Kamala in.

[@DTtbx8fg]

No wonder trump is scared

[@AntonioPeralesdelHierro]

Ah President Biden he's so humane. OH, WAIT❗.....🍷😮

[@Retiredatlast65]

Isn't it past his bedtime?

[@DTtbx8fg]

clearly it was past yours

[@zwebsterz]

If Biden hadn’t wasted an exchange for Brittney Griner, one of them would have come home a little earlier.

[@DTtbx8fg]

Did your ouija board tell you that?

[@zwebsterz]

@@DTtbx8fg no, Grindr broke a law. She was guilty. It was just as simple as that.

[@DTtbx8fg]

@@zwebsterz And Russia says they all did. Let them all rot in a gulag then by your "reasoning"? But that's not really your issue with Griener, is it?

[@zwebsterz]

@@DTtbx8fg bringing controlled substances into any country intentionally or unintentionally is illegal. There’s no reasonable defense to her action. The only reason she was selected to be exchanged right away was because she was “famous”, lesbian and black. Let’s not fool ourselves.

[@DTtbx8fg]

@@zwebsterz Spying is illegal there also, which is russia's excuse for why the others were arrested and tried whether the charges were ginned up or not. Your assumption that negotiations over Griener were interchangeable with or tied to the detainment of the others is flawed. They were all previously imprisoned and had already been rejected as "exchangeable" by russia on the same terms. So your assumption that she took up a "spot" that otherwise would have gone to "someone else" you consider more deserving, like an empty seat on a bus, is not correct. In crass repub terms, you're saying if one can't come to terms with a store to buy what they want for the price they are told/willing to pay, then they should not buy anything else they want for a different price if they can. Maybe you've been involved in international hostage negotiations or regard hostages as fungible, but they are more than interchangeable numbered tickets at a deli counter where the butcher just yells "next". There's no reason to decline to negotiate for someone just because negotiations for another "earlier" person were rejected. But again, you're happy to use the pretext of minuscule drug residue to justify your satisfaction at Griener's imprisonment because you don't like gay ppl as your original comment reveals.

[@kenrik2105]

Kamala spews out another word salad….

[@joeanthony2244]

No more stutter

[@Rick-np9vz]

If trump could have done it! Then why didn't he?

[@user-eo1on6ob2t]

Biden wanted to be traded🤔

[@1985cjjeeper]

12 Russians were freed for 3 Americans. Old Joe sure knows how to use diplomacy for diplomatic diplomication diplome.

[@DTtbx8fg]

You only left out 75% of the actual story.

[@user-ez3iw6io2x]

Then he goes and checks out the wrong plane for a bathroom!

[@mysterymystery465]

Suddenly speaking than he has in years. Even Kamala.

[@DTtbx8fg]

Did you try to construct a sentence?

[@deadheroz]

Thats not Biden...

[@thinkerly1]

Annoying how many Russian agents are on this thread pretending to be Americans, and how many Trumpites are on this thread pretending to be Americans.

[@paulcooverjr.6947]

So if one supports a candidate you don't approve of then there not real Americans, sounds exactly like what fascist nazi Germany would say, they also jailed political opponents and censored free speech. Might be time to write down your thoughts and then ask yourself if there yours or the non stop media bashing of who insoc- deems thought criminals. I'm no big trump supporter but he pisses off liberals with truth so I find him hilarious and likable. I'll ask you the same question I ask every trump hater. Why do you hate him. In four years of president not one liberal can tell me what action as president he took that harmed the people. Everything he's been accused of being hasn't been shown to be true. Watch 1984, watch the people controlled by big brother, watch them collectively unite against anything that insoc didn't approve. You might learn something about yourself. Until then, America is great because we have the right to disagree. Challenge ideas and each other. Scary that the media and democrats collectively have attempted to destroy this one man from every possible conceived angle yet never shown any of it to be anti American. Both you and I should be neighbors who disagree but still be able to compromise for the benefit of all Americans. Otherwise why even have a country, just skip straight to a one world government where what they say goes for everyone despite the will and needs of the individual. You cannot have freedom without a voice of opposition. Without opposition there's only facisim or communism. And history has already made that movie , "twice ". Even though we definitely don't see eye to eye. Aren't you concerned that Americans left or right are now at a point where don't even listen to each other anymore. Just argue fight and refuse to find common ground. In a marriage the next step is a bitter, nasty and confrontational destructive divorce in the making. God bless you my fellow American and hopefully left and right can come to there senses before another history repeats itself. Right now it's like the Hatfields and Mccoys situations. Dangerously close to becoming a generational hatred not even knowing why they hate each other, just that it went on so long, nobody really remembered what started it!

[@DTtbx8fg]

​​@@paulcooverjr.6947 If anything, it sounds like what trump's MUGRs are constantly saying about how anyone who doesn't worship him above all are not "real americans".

[@caseyjames5914]

Broads been absent for years

[@floridagoods]

He kept mentioning Slovenia? Are they the ones that actually broker the deal?

[@HouseDracul]

He looks like a stroke survivor.

[@DTtbx8fg]

And you think like one

[@HouseDracul]

@@DTtbx8fg another liberal needing help to a noose, huh? See ya 😁

[@jerryowenssr.9894]

Look at Harris trying coming over like she is something special

[@user-er4qd6gq7f]

Biden doesn't even know where he's at. Sad.

[@rongoelz3675]

I’m concerned, AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN for “Oil” and our country!😢 I don’t know how to type extra small caps 🧢 please help us 🤲

[@DTtbx8fg]

"Oil" is doing fine, at record levels to the point that multiple multi-billion dollar ports are being built to ship our country's nonrenewable natural resources (LNG) to other countries for obscene profits to private companies. Never mind the extreme consequences of global warming, "Oil" is doing fine except when it's more advantageous to them not to be.

[@curt62208]

Sounds like she’s been nippin at the cherry!!!!

[@Joenvcr]

I can’t hear u let me shield my eyes😂😂😂

[@DTtbx8fg]

... because "everyone knows" an environment can't be loud AND have bright floodlights at the same time. Good catch there, little buddy.

[@ValleyProud916]

Then he goes into an empty plane...nice try

[@autojohn-pu1vf]

that's the only way U can tel it's actually him

[@esthers7668]

kamal to the RESCUE. !

[@joeanthony2244]

High collar

[@grod4243]

Did he walk on the empty plane?

[@jamesfaircloth4394]

Weird!

[@andys109]

*Big victory of Putin!*

[@DTtbx8fg]

Big victory for Americans and others who aren't in russian prison anymore... but you don't care about that

[@andys109]

@@DTtbx8fg I care 'bout American tomorrow. And future of my American kids.....

[@andys109]

@@DTtbx8fg Ilya Yashin, Pivovarov and Kara-Murza are FSB (KGB) guys.. Double-agents! (Same as Navalny was..) Many many people in Russia know it. Bravo, trying urgently earn now any election points, democRats! You gave back to Putin his professional spies and high rank killers

[@DTtbx8fg]

@@andys109 Bet the parents and families of the freed American prisoners care about theirs too and wanted them out just as you would. It isn't either/or, them OR yours, no matter what trump wants ppl to believe. And btw I too care about American tomorrow.

[@andys109]

@@DTtbx8fg But Putin got back his elite KGB proffys. America got KGB agents by this exchange too.. 😅

[@rubyromaine3911]

Interesting timing..

[@walterrezendes5716]

Joe robot

[@BlackCatcafedsm]

Wow... 😂

[@robertblack8384]

Dammit !!! Somebody get joe. He's wandering around like a penguin 😂

[@HoTrEtArDeDcHiXx]

👍🏿

[@mshindiwataji]

This President is such a wonderful leader. Very true Kamala, he has done such great and mighty works for this country, expressing a great love for all Creation with great diplomacy. 🇺🇲

[@DTtbx8fg]

@BrianM-44041 RE: your sarcastic "joke" about memory Just curious, how many dozens of countries have you been in over the last four years? How many tens or hundreds of thousands of people have you known, worked with or met in the last 50 (or 25 or 10) years in how many different capacities and contexts for which you can indefinitely remember every name and date and details (that you didn't arrange) on demand for every trip or version of changing legislation while you're simultaneously working on other matters of national or global importance? Not so much? Ever misspeak or mispronounce a word or lose your train of thought in explaining competing complex priorities or pause to think before answering under pressure because you are privy to too much information rather than too little? If you say no, you either have never had to say much or you're lying. And why aren't you applying your same expectation of perfection to your addled criminal candidate trump, who can't remember his own doctor's name or focus for any meaningful amount of time on anything/anyone but himself and his bottomless pit of venomous personal grievances... and just fabricates his own words and provably false "reality" and then doubles down when called on it? You need not feel bad for me. I recognize a dysfunctional self-serving narcissist aspiring to be dictator when I listen to trump. And I can distinguish that from a lifelong patriotic public servant with the interest of others at heart in Biden. You may have a vested interest in your grifter, but save your gaslighting for someone more naive or greedy or fearful. One of the sad things about conservatives is their arrogant tendency to confuse sarcasm with empathy.

[@tripfisk4246]

Guy moves and talks like he is the 1.0 version of a prototype AI robot.

[@BrianM-44041]

Joe then asked them how the ice cream was in Vietnam.

[@DTtbx8fg]

Was someone in Vietnam?

[@BrianM-44041]

@@DTtbx8fg joe wouldn't know.

[@DTtbx8fg]

​@@BrianM-44041 Joe knows. It's you who doesn't

[@BrianM-44041]

@@DTtbx8fg I don't have dementia. Joe has repeatedly proven publicly that he does. Your coping speaks volumes. I pity you.

[@DTtbx8fg]

​@@BrianM-44041 All stemming from your nonsensical original post. Save your pity for yourself

[@LuLuVonCline-kv9xx]

It's comparable to the AI meme on X

[@BigJake32]

Check out what Judge Joe Brown said about Harris, WOW

[@user-bz4gx2ht7g]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@CaptainMooney-i1t]

Yay! Yahweh!!!!

[@TownspersonB]

Kamala: "Finally, more American prisoners to fight fires for me!"

[@DTtbx8fg]

volunteers to fight fires for all of us... or would you rather let towns burn?

[@TownspersonB]

@@DTtbx8fg I'd rather not extend nonviolent offenders' prison sentences to fight forest fires for pennies, like Kamala did.

[@thyme3605]

🤮

[@eagle3ncc74656]

The significance of diplomacy is the significance of time, time is the significance of diplomacy and time of diplomacy is the significance of the passage of time for our allies and diplomacy to unburden what can be.

[@DTtbx8fg]

Sorry you're not capable of differentiating subtle distinctions of language and are petty enough to highlight your ignorance with childish nonsense

[@geecollins4915]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@joliz1234]

You forgot to show him getting on the wrong plane

[@DTtbx8fg]

... because that only happened on the inside of your eyelids

[@RADARTechie]

Oh god, keep the kids away from him. He's talking about feeling things.

[@jimmyfavereau]

Lol cluster fluck joe speaks again. ROF

[@DTtbx8fg]

Lol cluster flick you comments again

[@DTtbx8fg]

Lol cluster fluck jimmy comments again

[@ReaperODumbacraps-ju4et]

Was this statement before or after he wondered onto the airplane and back off again like a lost muppet? FJB

[@DTtbx8fg]

What a rude little boy you are

[@acb7528]

He’s unfit And she’s pretending Enough

[@chuckbrooks3674]

Both of them taking credit for something , they had nothing to do with, typical democrat.

[@DTtbx8fg]

... sez the trump acolyte who thinks trump won WW2, put the first man on the moon and cured cancer because, wait for it........ he says he did.

[@jasoncrum-dn1dn]

Biden has no idea where hes at.

[@claytonchar9232]

Did he look at his watch?

[@Joenvcr]

This is embarrasing

[@eliascastillo1641]

Oh yeah I forgot he’s the president.

[@DTtbx8fg]

Bet memory lapses aren't your only mental problem

[@eliascastillo1641]

@@DTtbx8fg shouldn’t bother you since that’s what you voted for.

[@DTtbx8fg]

@@eliascastillo1641 No one voted for you. Is that one of your delusions?

[@eliascastillo1641]

@@DTtbx8fg🤦

[@user-md1pc8er3o]

Biden sleepwalking he looks like he's done

[@carlosrosalesjr7688]

Traitor

[@thinkerly1]

Who? Putin? Ivan, don't get upset....

[@juliebrewer5895]

😂😂😂lol, he doesn't even know where he is. Nappy time.

[@user-fb8wh8cq1o]

That's not him

[@andrewherman5010]

the fake president feels wonderful

[@DTtbx8fg]

The fake president trump feels threatened, but the real president, Biden, is rightfully happy for the returned hostages

[@DTtbx8fg]

The real prez Biden is wonderful. The fake prez, trump, is a criminal mess

[@stephaniemacklin7589]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@msha9584]

Proud to be an American. We can't afford another embarrassing trump admin.

[@JuanHernandez-ev4bb]

You embarrass your mother.

[@1985cjjeeper]

​@@JuanHernandez-ev4bb At least his father abandoned him at birth. Can't be ashamed of a child if you never met them.

[@Hermit_The_Coke_Head]

A vote for Harris is a vote for child mutilation

[@DTtbx8fg]

@JuanHernandez-ev4bb Look at you, a little 3rd grade playground bully.

[@DTtbx8fg]

​@@1985cjjeeper You no make sense. Mr. Jeeper