I think that it is unfortunate that President Trump decided to intervene in the basketball players’ situation. They should have had to face justice in China with several years in a Chinese prison. That would have sent a much better message than walking away free.
Now all athletes think that they are more invulnerable than they felt before.
Politically he had to get them out. Or it would have been used against him next election. I can see the campaign commercials already...Trump visiting the family of Otto Warmbier fading to three black basketball players who are rotting in jail.
We used to intervene for any American anywhere and this is why it was taboo to abuse or kill Americans around the world. The apologizer in chief (obama) hurt that status. Trump is bringing it back.
The thieves got kicked out of basketball and college. That’s punishment.