Auburn's Bruce Pearl rips Biden administration over 'weak US foreign policy decision' in Iran deal

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Auburn men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl ripped the Biden administration’s decision to strike a deal with Iran to swap prisoners and release $6 billion in frozen funds.

Pearl commented in a post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. He was responding to commentary from Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. The senator wrote that President Biden "desecrates this day by paying ransom to the world’s worst state sponsor of terrorism. Shameful."

"The world just got even more dangerous by another pathetic, weak US foreign policy decision," Pearl wrote. "Rather than giving Iran 6 Billion, I would give em a 6 days. Take another hostage and you get 6 hours. We just made Iran's terrorist regime stronger! Free their people! Know your opponent!"

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Auburn Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl during their game against the Mississippi Rebels at Neville Arena on Feb. 22, 2023 in Auburn, Alabama. (Michael Chang/Getty Images)

Pearl has not shied away from getting into the political discussion.

In May, he took issue with ABC News’ Robert Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine claims after the Democrat presidential candidate talked about his beliefs.

As far as the Biden administration’s deal with Iran goes, Iran will release five American citizens detained in Iran, and the U.S. will release five Iranian citizens being held in the U.S.

The deal creates a blanket waiver to transfer $6 billion in frozen Iranian money from South Korea to Qatar without fear of violating U.S. sanctions. No money is going directly to Iran, and no U.S. taxpayer funds are being