Trump Criticizes Prisoner Swap, Claims U.S. Negotiators Are an ‘Embarrassment’

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The Trump administration did participate in prisoner swaps, including a November 2019 deal in which two Western hostages, one American and one Australian, were freed by the Taliban after more than three years in captivity. In return, the Afghan government freed three high-profile Taliban members. In 2020, Iran released U.S. Navy veteran Michael White after nearly two years in custody as part of a prisoner deal negotiated with Iran. The U.S. freed a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, Matteo Taerri, a medical doctor who had been imprisoned on charges of evading sanctions.