President Joe Biden took a swipe at former President Donald Trump over the hostages released Thursday from Russia, and CNN’s Dana Bash called his jab “a mic-drop moment” — but it was all a lie.
During a press event to discuss the release of four hostages — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Marine veteran Paul Whelan, Alsu Kurmasheva, and Vladimir Kara-Murza — Biden was prompted by Reuters’ Andrea Shalal to respond to former President Donald Trump’s claim that he would get the hostages released if reelected in November.
“Why didn’t he do it when he was president?” Biden asked.
Bash responded to Biden’s jab during CNN’s coverage of the moment, saying, “I think that was what they call a ‘mic drop’ moment.”
Reporter: “President Trump has said repeatedly that he could have gotten the hostages out without giving anything in exchange. What do you…
