News Media Reacts to Release of WNBA Star Brittney Griner From Russian Prison

I want Paul Whelan home, we all want Paul Whelan home, but for all those people now yelling at Biden for not bringing him home yet – we’re not privy to the ongoing negotiations for his release, and please remind me again when Trump brought Paul Whelan home. I must’ve missed that.

— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) December 8, 2022

WNBA player for the Merchant of Death. This tops the Vikings-Cowboys Herschel Walker trade. Unreal.

— Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) December 8, 2022

Joe Biden traded a guy called “The Merchant of Death,” for a WNBA player. And left a US marine behind in Russian prison in the process. Biden’s a complete and total disaster on everything.

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) December 8, 2022

The Brittney Griner news is just pure happiness for her wife Cherelle and her entire family. I am sure we will learn more about the work by @potus and advocates and others that went into this great news These are good days in @WhiteHouse

— Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) December 8, 2022

I wonder if Brittney Griner will sing and stand for the National Anthem now that the United States has compromised national security to free her?… #BrittneyGriner

— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) December 8, 2022

Did not know there were so many hostage experts with geopolitical expertise on Twitter …

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) December 8, 2022

#BrittneyGriner is free. Hallelujah!

Folks, if you are an American citizen, DO NOT go to Russia, right now. Just don’t.
Putin is a ruthless man, capable of anything.

Also, WNBA needs pay equity so US athletes don’t have to go play in God-forsaken countries with no rule of law.

— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) December 8, 2022