BREAKING: Donald Trump Is Furious After Biden Gives Away $6 BILLION To Iran In Hostage Swap - 'Once You Pay, You Always Pay'

DC Enquirer ^ | 09.18.2023 | Sterling Mosley

[SoConPubbie]

On Monday, leading Republican presidential candidate and 45th President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to slam President Biden's hostage deal with Iran.

The deal would allow for $6 billion in frozen funds to be unsanctioned by international banks that were the result of oil sales from countries like South Korea and Qatar, per Newsweek. In addition to releasing the money, the Biden administration will also be handing over five Iranians in American custody in exchange for five American citizens.

"This absolutely ridiculous 6 Billion Dollar Hostage Deal with Iran has set a terrible PRECEDENT for the future," Trump wrote. "Buckel up, you are going to see some terrible things start to happen. The 3 years ago highly respected USA has become a laughingstock all over the WORLD. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. VOTE TRUMP!!!"

"I brought 58 HOSTAGES home from many different countries, including North Korea, and I never paid anything," the 45th president continued. "They all understood they MUST LET THESE PEOPLE COME HOME!"

"Toward the end, it got so that countries didn’t even start the conversation asking for money, because they knew they would not get it," Trump explained. "Once you pay, you always pay, & MANY MORE HOSTAGES WILL BE TAKEN. Our grossly incompetent 'leader,' Crooked Joe Biden, gave 6 BILLION DOLLARS for 5 people. Iran gave ZERO for 5. He’s Dumb as a ROCK!"
 

 

Trump wasn't the only Republican to slam Biden for the abysmal hostage deal. In a statement, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) wrote, “First Joe Biden used 9/11 as an excuse to flee Afghanistan. Now he desecrates this day by paying ransom to the world’s worst state sponsor of terrorism. Shameful."

“It’s ridiculous for US to be blackmailed into paying $6B for hostages which will help indirectly finance the number 1 foreign policy of Iran: terrorism Last time it was $1.7B traded for hostages next time it will probably be $10B the price keeps going up & up,” Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) wrote.

The five Americans who were swapped for the Iranians plus $6 billion landed in Qatar on Monday where they were greeted by Qatari and US officials, per NBC News. The Americans will be flying via government plane back to the United States to be reunited with their families.
 

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[Red Badger]

Once you pay the Dane Geld, you never get rid of the Dane............

[Sacajaweau]

At least it was money from Iran’s frozen accounts.

[eyedigress]

Biden doesn’t know what he had for lunch.

Val paid it with our money.

[z3n]

If you reward hostage takers, you are responsible for future hostages being taken.

[CodeToad]

Trump, once again, missed why the democraps paid: Money Laundering back to the democraps!

[shotgun]

The Trump way!

[Chad C. Mulligan]

"And that is called paying the Dane-geld; but we've proved it again and again, that if once you have paid him the Dane-geld you never get rid of the Dane." - Rudyard Kipling

[mass55th]

It’s been my personal opinion that Obama wrongly gave that money to the Ayatollahs of Iran, because it actually belonged to the Iranian government under the Shah of Iran. Those big dummies overthrew that government after the initial payment of $400 million had already been paid to the U.S. for military equipment while the Shah was still in power. They had no right to that money, as it wasn’t their money to begin with, yet Obama rewarded it to them.

[JSM_Liberty]

If the US has the right to freeze other countries’ money does that mean that other countries have the right to freeze the US’s money?

[napscoordinator]

They were given back their own money like an allowance. Lol.

[BobL]

“If the US has the right to freeze other countries’ money does that mean that other countries have the right to freeze the US’s money?”

They can’t, as that is against Rule Number 143 of the “Rules-based International Order”, which states: “No entity, other than the Neocons, can impose financial sanctions on another country.”

[TexasFreeper2009]

congress needs to simply strip the power of ANY president to give money or release money to ANYONE without congressional approval.

[Chgogal]

Memo to Trump:

Biden is playing for the other side.

[Carriage Hill]

It’s still ransom, a bribe.

[AndyJackson]

If the US has the right to freeze other countries’ money does that mean that other countries have the right to freeze the US’s money?

We own the freezer and are the only one's who can set the temperature. Rule No ! - I am in charge. Rule No. 2 - see Rule 1.

[cableguymn]

He’s right

We need more of this trump and less attacking Republicans who are 40 points behind him.

[metmom]

New ways to launder money.

[LegendHasIt]

Biden kicked in another 10 billion bucks this week. I’m too lazy to find the link, but it is out there somewhere that Iran is getting 16 billion now.

[SunkenCiv]

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