#Trump doubled down Wed on his claim that, if he is elected again, he would use his relationship w/ Russia’s President Vladimir #Putin to free WSJ reporter #EvanGershkovich, who has been detained in Russia since March last year.
“EVAN GERSHKOVICH, the young Wall Street Journal reporter who is being harshly detained in Russia as his ESPIONAGE TRIAL is about to begin, will be released prior to my taking office if I WIN the Election on NOVEMBER 5th,” Trump posted.
@Nonilex So Trump's influence is not his, but the power of him in the Oval Office. Trump himself has zero influence with Putin (if he did, he'd have already successfully negotiated for #EvanGershkovich 's release).
What Trump is telling us is if he did win the election, he *already knows * Putin would, to make him look good reward him with Gershkovich 's release, in return for . . . #ukraine
@Nonilex
When is someone going to ask Trump why he doesn't use his influence with Putin to release #EvanGerkovich now? I mean, wouldn't that strengthen his standing before the election..