Whelan says his detention was 'absolute nonsense by the Russian government'

Why did trump ignore Whelan's family when they begged him to do something?

Thank you, Germany, Norway, Turkey, Slovenia, Poland and President Biden for your amazing work getting our Americans home from Russian imprisonment!

Huge win for the wrongly imprisoned, their families, and America for bringing them home after a nonstop nightmare. Have to give props to the Biden administration and State Department officials for pulling it off.

President Biden did what trump refused to do. 🌈✌️

Thank you to everyone involved in getting them released.

Statement from Whelan's family: "But we believe the media attention has been a crucial factor in securing Paul's freedom. Those first years were hard when the Trump Administration ignored Paul's wrongful detention, and it was media attention that helped to finally create critical mass and awareness within the U.S. government."

Welcome home! 🇺🇲

It great to have these people back in their country. As quoted by President Biden, " It's important to have friends who you can trust," not all friends can be trusted. ✨️ 💯

I'm glad that Biden's recovered and his strong voice has returned.

Paul Whelan’s first act on American soil on Thursday evening was to offer a crisp salute to the commander-in-chief. A former U.S. Marine, Whelan raised his right hand to his brow while descending from the plane that brought him home. After months of being held hostage in Russia, Whelan, along with Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmashev, landed at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington at 11:37 p.m. EDT following a long journey from Turkey. They were released along with other hostages in a historic East-West prisoner swap involving 24 people across six countries.

My, moment was when that man lift his mom up.

If only this kind of peace and compassion for one another could just continue on and on~~~

Trump uses more make-up than Melania.\n\nThat's weird. 🤷‍♂️.

Biden doesnt get enough credit!!!!

Isn't that scene lovely,congratulations to Joe Biden Kamala Harris and their team.

Brother, how did you not lose your mind during 5 years of imprisonment?

America is all about unity.no time for division.

I'm glad he's home! I'm glad that they all made it back home safe! God is faithful!

It was so sweet of buying to take off his flag pin and put it on the Marine so loving and symbolic of who President Biden is

Thank you, Turkey 🇹🇷 0:37 & others, especially Germany 🇩🇪 & Slovenia. 🇸🇮 NATO matters. International diplomacy & friendship ma