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LetMyPeopleVote

(171,455 posts) Tue Oct 14, 2025, 08:44 PM Tuesday

Joe Biden released 120 hostages. Trump: Only 20.

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Joe Biden released 120 hostages. Trump: Only 20. (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday OP

For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #1

I am confused fargone Tuesday #2

I don't think any of them are particularly concerned with the truth EdmondDantes_ Tuesday #4

Then you go do the research and report back what numbers you come up with. W_HAMILTON Tuesday #5

TY Kick For Joe Biden! TY! nt Cha Tuesday #3

LetMyPeopleVote

(171,455 posts)

1. For this thread

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 08:47 PM

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fargone

(467 posts)

2. I am confused

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 09:09 PM

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One image says the hostage release ratio is 120 to 20. Another one says it is 140 to 28. Both cannot be right. Also who are all those airstrikes against? Not against Russia from Ukraine. I don't recall either president carrying out airstrikes against Gaza.

EdmondDantes_

(1,016 posts)

4. I don't think any of them are particularly concerned with the truth

Reply to fargone (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 09:33 PM

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It's so busy being caught up in our own politics that it doesn't give any credit to the other nations involved in the negotiations, particularly other middle eastern countries who have stopped supporting Hamas and other anti-Israel groups. Not everything is entirely about US politics.

W_HAMILTON

(9,683 posts)

5. Then you go do the research and report back what numbers you come up with.

Reply to fargone (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 10:52 PM

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Sure sounds like regardless of what the exact numbers are, Biden and his team secured the release of far more hostages than Trump has.

Do you disagree?

Cha

(315,037 posts)

3. TY Kick For Joe Biden! TY! nt

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Tue Oct 14, 2025, 09:20 PM

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