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Bringing Americans home is a "critical priority" - unless they're detained in nations Trump admires. How many secret concessions fuel these theatrical returns? The Putin-praising admin trades prisoners with Moscow while calling its invasion "genius," proving autocrat flattery trumps principled diplomacy.  

Eleven releases in six months sound impressive until you ask: What did we trade for Marc Fogel's cannabis conviction? Which geopolitical favors bought Belarus' cooperation? The admin touts "dealmaking" but hides terms, letting authoritarian regimes set the price. This isn't strength—it's surrender by another name, sacrificing long-term leverage for staged rescues that boost Trump's strongman aesthetic.  

Real priorities leave paper trails. Hostage diplomacy leaves hostages to history.


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