Donald Trump's unhinged rant unintentionally exposed outraged Republicans as frauds. (via The ReidOut Blog)
“It just really is distressing to me that people can’t do the math and realize thatwas the president when Paul was arrested — and that he was the president for the next two years,” Elizabeth Whelan said.And what do you know? Like clockwork, Trump delivered one of his infamous online screeds and showed how baseless all this right-wing rage truly was.that, as president, he turned down Russia’s offer for a “one on one swap” that would have brought Whelan home in exchange for Bout.
As always, we can’t assume anything Trump says is true. But, either way, this is one hell of an admission. Trump isn’t just saying he declined to bring Whelan despite having a chance to do so. He’s openly saying he’d be willing to let 100 Americans languish in a Russian prison to keep Bout locked up, despite the fact he was
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