American pastor Andrew Brunson met with President Trump in the Oval Office on Saturday, just one day after he was released from a two-year imprisonment in Turkey.
As the two sat together, Trump congratulated the North Carolina pastor and thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his role in Brunson’s release.
President @realDonaldTrump with Pastor Brunson: "We've been negotiating long and hard. We do not pay ransom in this country, at least any longer." https://t.co/fAJKg7DyKv pic.twitter.com/0Xqc3KgZGw
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“So I just want to congratulate you because you have galvanized this country,” Trump told Brunson. “You take a look at this, there’s so much interest and it’s your faith, it’s your strength, what you have gone through, I know what you have gone through and I also know that a period of time ago we were able to get you from prison to the house.” – READ MORE