At the conclusion of a press conference detailing the swap with Russia to return American prisoners to the U.S., including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, President Joe Biden nailed Donald Trump for leaving one of them in jail when he was in office.
With Whelan finally returning home after being arrested in 2018 — midway during the Trump presidency — Biden was asked on the way out what he had to say to the former president who has been promising to get the hostages released if he is re-elected again.
"'The president [Trump] said repeatedly that he could have gotten the hostages out without giving anything," Biden was pressed. "What do you say to that? What do you say to President Trump — now former president?"
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"Why didn't he do it when he was president?' Biden shot back with a smile as one reporter could be heard laughing.
Returning to the CNN studio, host Dana Bash added, "I think that was what they call a mic drop moment at the end there."
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