Former US President Donald Trump has acknowledged that Russian President Vladimir Putin made a “great deal” regarding the prisoner swap and “turned out to be smarter” than the US government. Moreover, Trump criticised Washington for making the exchange a “terrible” decision for the US and “setting a bad precedent”, The Washington Post reported.
Former US President Donald Trump has congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on this week’s prisoner swap deal, saying the Russian leader “turned out to be smarter” than US officials. Trump made the statement during a speech to his supporters in Atlanta, Georgia.
“I would like to congratulate Vladimir Putin for making another great deal,” The Washington Post quoted the Republican as saying.
At the same time, according to Trump, this deal turned out to be completely unfavourable for America. The former White House chief criticised the US government and American officials who were responsible for the swap, noting that Washington constantly “makes terrible, just terrible deals”. “It’s great that we got them back, but it sets a bad precedent,” Trump emphasised.