"Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, tried to claim today that the prisoner swap took place only because of Trump’s strength. When questioned about Vance’s statement at a White House briefing this afternoon, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan answered, 'I don’t follow,' one of the great put downs of all time."
As Truscott notes, when Gershkovich and Whelan deplane in DC, President Biden and V-P Harris will be there to greet them, not Trump.