American political prisoners freed by Russia, August 1, 2024: (L to R) Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, and Paul Whelan

I joined Dublin NewsTalk’s Pat Kenny Show to analyze two developments: the freeing of 16 political prisoners by Russia in exchange for eight convicted Russians including spies, a hacker, and an assassin; and Donald Trump’s latest insults, including anti-semitic remarks, of Vice President Kamala Harris.

Listen to Discussion from 2:04.55

I explain the details of the prisoner exchange, with foreign nationals and Russian dissidents now outside Russia; its political significance, including in the US; and the Kremlin’s tactics.

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Then I take apart Trump’s comments with a “shock jock” New York City radio program, including his declaration that any Jew voting for the Democrats is an “absolute fool” and his eager agreement with the host that Harris’s husband Doug Emhoff is a “crappy Jew”/”horrible Jew”.

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