Biden Reveals First Words He Said to Americans Freed From Russian Custody
President Joe Biden told reporters he told the three freed Americans who landed on U.S. soil on Thursday night, “welcome home.”
Biden, alongside Vice President Kamala Harris, greeted three prisoners––Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva–freed from Russia on Thursday after they landed at Andrews Air Force Base, capping a successful exchange that released 16 prisoners in all.
The president and vice president joined the families of some of the former captives, including Gershkovich’s parents and Kurmasheva’s daughters.