Former CNN analyst turned Washington Bureau Chief for The Grio, April Ryan, joined former CNN host turned MSNBC anchor Ana Cabrera on Thursday to discuss the news that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former Marine Paul Whelan are being released from Russian prison as part of a multi-nation prisoner swap. For Ryan, the news provided an opportunity to hail President Joe Biden’s economy and Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign.
Cabrera asked, “April, as we await more details, just talk about the moment this is for President Biden given everything else that’s been happening here at home, and as he is looking at the final months of his presidency.”
Ryan began by trying to tie the news to Democrats’ idea that democracy is on the ballot in November, “As President Biden wants to save the democracy by…
