@NYTimes / Twitter Screen Shot Footage Shows Brittney Griner Walk Past 'Merchant of Death' Before Later Setting Foot on American Soil Brittney Griner crossed paths with convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in the United Arab Emirates before traveling to the U.S. By Randy DeSoto December 9, 2022
Mission Aviation Fellowship / Twitter screen shot; Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesCommentary Jailed Missionary Pilot's Pleas Falling on Deaf Ears as Biden Finalizes Brittney Griner Transfer While the Biden administration was working overtime to bring Brittney Griner home, another American has been put on the back burner. By C. Douglas Golden December 9, 2022
Kirill Kudryavtsev - AFP / Getty ImagesCommentary Tucker Carlson: Swap for Brittney Griner Reveals Sick Priorities of Biden Admin It wasn't just that the Biden administration traded an arms dealer for Griner. Rather, it's what he forgot to do, as well. By C. Douglas Golden December 9, 2022
@JasonSCampbell / Twitter screen shot; Evgenia Novozhenina - Pool - AFP / Getty ImagesCommentary Kari Lake Says What She Would've Done in Griner's Place: Refused Release and Made Biden Keep Negotiating Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake responded to President Joe Biden's decision to release Viktor Bout in exchange for Brittney Griner. By Randy DeSoto December 9, 2022
Business Wire via AP PhotoCommentary Elon Musk Posts Scathing Six-Word Shot at Biden's Brittney Griner Fiasco "This wins 'most honorable tweet' and demonstrates the true meaning of Semper Fidelis. Thank you, Elon," one Twitter user replied. By George C. Upper III December 9, 2022
Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesCommentary Biden Admin Brags About Freeing Brittney Griner, But There Is One Major Problem: Report There's a report that should be raising eyebrows when it comes to who exactly helped free WNBA star Brittney Griner. By Bryan Chai December 9, 2022
AP / Susan WalshCommentary Press Secretary Touts Griner as 'Inspiration' to LGBT While Downplaying the Abandonment of Marine Veteran “On a personal note, Brittney is an important role model, an inspiration to millions of Americans,” the press secretary said. By Isa Ryan December 9, 2022
RU-24 Russian Television / AP Freed Russian Arms Dealer Takes Vicious Swipe at West in First Interview Since Exchange Freed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout took the opportunity to blast the West in his first interview since his release. By The Associated Press December 9, 2022
@therecount / Twitter screen shot; Alexander Zemlianichenko - Pool / AP Congressman Who Served in Special Forces Warns What Griner Swap Will Mean for Americans Going Forward Rep. Mike Waltz warned that the release of Viktor Bout in exchange for Brittney Griner will make Americans less safe going forward. By Randy DeSoto, Patriot Project December 8, 2022
Natalia Kolesnikova - AFP / Getty Images; Kirill Kudryavtsev - AFP / Getty ImagesCommentary As Brittney Griner Returns Home, Don't Forget Who Was Left Behind "I am greatly disappointed that more has not been done to secure my release," Marine Corps veteran Paul Whelan said. By Jared Miller December 8, 2022