#shorts On 12/8/2022, Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “In this prisoner swap, why did Russia get such a better deal?”

MS. Jean-Pierre: Look, you know, I’ve talked about this, and I’ll say this again. Here were our choices. Our choices was: Brittney or no one at all. Bring home one American or no American at all. And that’s — that’s —

Doocy: And they give up a professional athlete. We gave up a prolific arms dealer who was convicted of trying to kill Americans, who is called the “Merchant of Death.”

MS. Jean-Pierre: The professional athlete is also an American citizen — so let’s not forget that — who deserved —

Doocy: And Paul Whelan is an American citizen. So we could do this all day.

MS. Jean-Pierre: And so — and — and I’ve explained how the Russians have illegally treated — totally illegitimately treated his situation. I’ve been very clear on that. We’ve laid that all — we laid that out for you. And, again, the President felt that this was an opportunity to bring Brittney home.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/eNcA3Ldt4Mo

Q: why Russia such better deal? athlete vs prolific arms dealer? A: I’ve been very clear on that