Joey and Paula Reed look at a portrait of their son Marine veteran and Russian prisoner Trevor Reed. | LM Otero/AP Photo
President Joe Biden on Tuesday spoke with the family of a former U.S. Marine detained in Russia, vowing to do “everything he can” to bring Trevor Reed home.
The president called Trevor Reed’s parents, Joe and Paula, and his sister, Taylor, after his trip to Fort Worth, Texas, where Biden met with veterans. The Reed family lives less than an hour from Fort Worth and waited for Biden’s motorcade to pass through in hopes of holding an in-person meeting with the president. Paula Reed held a hot pink sign that said, “Bring my son home!” and Biden appeared to acknowledge her message with a hand gesture, the Dallas Morning News reported.
“The president called Joey and Paula Reed to reiterate his commitment to do everything he can to bring their son home, to staying in close touch with them through his national security team, and to finding a time to meet in person,” a White House official said afterward.