Sorry Kat, it was not his job. When someone commits a criminal act in another country, they are SOL. The President did them a great favor and the parents should be showing immense gratitude.
I’m sure Trump had to give up something to get them out. I’m sure the Chinese made demands and he could have slow walked it, but he didn’t. They should have given’em a caning before they released them.
So was it Obama’s job to get that kid out of North Korea and the marine out of a Mexican jail? How’d he do? These questions are aimed at the author.