Elon Musk Calls Out Joe Biden Over Trading WNBA Player For Russian War Criminal
Elon Musk called out President Joe Biden over the proposed trade for WNBA player Brittney Griner for a Russian war criminal dubbed the ‘merchant of death.’
Many have questioned Biden’s potential trade even as Putin adds names to the list. Biden is in a tight spot because Putin knows Joe needs to bring home Griner home or face a revolt from the left.
But the cost may be high for Joe who is running dangerously low on political capital. Musk responded to a Twitter post showing the picture of an unhappy man with the caption:
“People in the US in jail for weed while the government trades a Russian war criminal to free a woman’s basketball player in jail for weed.”
Musk said:
“Maybe free some people in jail for weed here too?”
Maybe free some people in jail for weed here too? pic.twitter.com/AYo0ZC79lZ
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 31, 2022
Former President Donald Trump said WNBA star Brittney Griner was “spoiled” and that Biden was making a bad trade.
Speaking on Saturday on The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show, Trump said “it certainly doesn’t seem like a very good trade, does it?” before saying she admitted carrying drugs in Russia, “she admitted it.”
Trump said: “She knew you don’t go in there loaded up with drugs, and she admitted it. I assume she admitted it without too much force because it is what it is, and it certainly doesn’t seem like a very good trade, does it?
“He’s absolutely one of the worst in the world, and he’s gonna be given his freedom because a potentially spoiled person goes into Russia loaded up with drugs.
“She went in there loaded up with drugs into a hostile territory where they’re very vigilant about drugs.
“They don’t like drugs.
“And she got caught.
“And now we’re supposed to get her out — and she makes, you know, a lot of money, I guess.
“We’re supposed to get her out for an absolute killer and one of the biggest arms dealers in the world.
“Killed many Americans. Killed many people,” Trump said.
Mike Pompeo said: “He’s a bad guy. He is a guy who wanted to kill Americans.
“It presents a real risk to the United States.
“There’s a real reason the Russians want to get him home.
“To offer a trade like this is a dangerous precedent.
“This is not a good trade, not the right path forward, and it’ll likely lead to more,” he said.