griner caged, testifying in her own defense, the secretary of state went public about a deal to bring her, and another american, paul whelan, home. they called it a top priority. stomach we put a proposal on the table weeks ago to facilitate their release. reporter: this will trade an arms dealer, for the two americans. what is the prospect of getting paul whelan and brittney griner, by making such a big trade over the opposition of the justice department. assuming you will not get into any of the details of what we propose to the russians over the course of so many weeks. the president is prepared to make tough decisions. if it means a safe return of americans. reporter: brittney griner is holding pictures of her wife, explaining she did not know that the cannabis , prescribed for medical use was
the russians responding to it? if they really want a prisoner like victor boot back, why haven t they responded? reporter: obviously i can t speak to the specifics of these negotiations. in order to help ensure their success, i mean, these are conversations that obviously necessarily happen in private. you heard secretary blinken say we put a very good offer on the table for brittney griner. and we ve shown that we have taken measures to get those who are wrongfully detained home. the president deeply engaged. he has directed his team to take every step that they can to bring britney home. and so this is something he s been deeply engaged in. he s directed his team to do everything in their power to make this happen. but obviously, some of those specifics, have to, necessarily, remain private, in order for these things to work. if it is a prisoner swap of this nature, there s a reason
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potential prisoner swap to secure her release, along with another american has been detained there since 2018. ukraine is stepping up counterattacks in an attempt to retake one russian occupied city. the admiral joins in to weigh in on all things russia. president biden s upcoming call with the president of china? an update on president biden s health. what he is saying about his recovery from coronavirus, compared to what his predecessor went through. you are watching morning joe. we will be right back. back.
welcome back to morning joe. president biden out of isolation, back to work in the west wing after testing negative for covid and speaking to the. of china in just about 30 minutes. in a memo yesterday the president s doctor described him as being fever-free and off all medications to control his symptoms. the president tested negative twice, once tuesday night, again yesterday morning. bide andresed a group of staffers in the rose garden where he credited his recovery to the government s investment in testing, treatment and vaccines. you can avoid winding up with a severe case. you can now prevent most covid deaths and that s because three free tools my administration invested in and distributed this past year, booster shots, at-home tests, easy-to-use, effective treatments. we ve got through covid with no fear. i got through it with no fear. when my predecessor got covid, he had to get helicoptered to