Family of Marine veteran in Russian prison ‘disheartened’ at being denied visit with Biden

The dad and mom of Trevor Reed, a U.S. Marine veteran, who’s reportedly struggling well being points in a Russian jail, have been denied a go to with President Biden as bilateral relations between Washington and Moscow proceed to erode. 

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Fort Price, Texas residents Joey and Paula Reed joined “Fox & Pals First” to debate their son’s imprisonment, and the way they have been “disheartened” by the White Home’s resolution given the severity of their son’s circumstances. 

“We’re very disheartened about it and we… clearly which we simply had a few minutes to speak to him,” Joey advised co-host Carley Shimkus. “Our son protected [Biden] at Camp David when he was vice chairman.”

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The couple stated their son has been coughing up blood “all day lengthy” every day and has been denied medical therapy. 

“He stated that he’d been sick for a really very long time,” Paula stated. “They have been nonetheless denying his TB testing. He had that publicity in December, and he had signs that he needed to be examined or obtain medical therapy, which they have been denying every little thing.”

“He sounds disheartened,” she continued. “He sounds a bit bit hopeless for a launch, and it was only a good factor to listen to his voice, but additionally unhappy as a result of he actually sounds horrible.”

President Biden shall be in Dallas on Tuesday, however the pair stated there was not sufficient time in his schedule for a go to. 

“We’re pleased that the administration and everybody in it’s both working or spoken out ceaselessly, everybody, together with the president, however we have met with nearly everybody, however the president, and the president is the one who makes the ultimate resolution on these points,” Joey stated, expressing disappointment that the couple couldn’t get a couple of minutes with the president.

Trevor was sentenced to 9 years in jail for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officials, which his dad and mom and witnesses insist by no means occurred.