If Brittney Griner hadn’t been an anti-American, black, gay basketball player — and was instead a white, male U.S. Marine — Biden wouldn’t have traded the “Merchant of Death” for her. Just ask Paul Whelan, who’s still languishing in a Russian penal colony. He doesn’t check the right boxes.

“Only thing the President has is his judgment, and Joe Biden got this completely WRONG”@ClayTravis breaks down Brittney Griner and international arms dealer Viktor Bout’s prison swap ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/GLT11glvrQ

— OutKick (@Outkick) December 8, 2022

Brittney Griner and Viktor Bout’s prison swap has set a dangerous precedent for Americans overseas.

Bad actors all over the world can now imprison mildly famous Americans in their countries hoping to free real criminals from American prisons.@ClayTravis breaks it down ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/MokLHnfeEd

— OutKick (@Outkick) December 8, 2022

You heard us make this same case here on this show months ago with President Trump, who said he wouldn’t release this arms dealer who had been convicted of selling arms to terrorists with the express purpose of killing Americans for a basketball player.

Donald Trump told us on @clayandbuck Brittney Griner for a Russian arms dealer “doesn’t seem like a very good trade.” He’s right: https://t.co/44XrUgpmE1

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) July 30, 2022

Last night’s hit discussing Brittany Griner’s situation in Russia with @BuckSexton and @jasoninthehouse on @FoxNews last night: pic.twitter.com/WAK7aJAPal

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) July 9, 2022

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