Micah Parsons Apologizes For Comments On U.S. Freeing Brittney Griner & Leaving A Marine Behind (TWEETS)
Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American officials said.
The swap, at a time of heightened tensions over Ukraine, achieved a top goal for President Joe Biden, but carried a heavy price � and left behind an American jailed for nearly four years in Russia.
The deal, the second such exchange in eight months with Russia, procured the release of the most prominent American detained abroad. Griner is a two-time Olympic gold medalist whose monthslong imprisonment on drug charges brought unprecedented attention to the population of wrongful detainees.
The instant reaction was not a positive one for everyone. Indeed, here is what Cowboys' Micah Parsons had to say when he read the news:
he also added that he would still not vote for Joe Biden because of this move. However, after he received backlash for his comments, he had to issue an apology.
