Originally posted on 11/18/2017:

Most US presidents have had to intervene when US citizens have gotten in trouble in foreign lands. We've had to trade prisoners for other prisoners, weapons, cash, etc. This is nothing new. I don't mind Trump taking credit because he did work some magic to get them released.

Lavar Ball is an asshat. His own kid thanked Trump. Ball is a narcissist who hates to give credit to anyone but himself or his sons. Hard to tell if it's just an act or does he really believe the shit he says?

Good job by Trump, those kids were lucky as hell he happened to be in the country.