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Trump Praises Erdogan in RNC Video with Pastor Held for 28 Years in Turkey
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0:59Now PlayingPresident Donald Trump appeared at the opening night of the Republican National Convention in a taped video with six former hostages freed during the Trump administration.
A campaign official said Monday that the former prisoners are among more than a dozen religious or other people whose release the Trump administration helped broker.
In the video, Pastor Andrew Brunson told Trump: "I was held in Turkey for two years, and you took unprecedented steps, actually, to secure my release and your administration really fought for me. And I don't... I think if you hadn't done that, I may still be in Turkey because I'm very brave."
Responding to Bruson, Trump said: "Twenty-eight years, right? They had you there for. We had you scheduled for a long time. And yes, we had to get you back. And I have to say that to me, president Erdogan was very good. And I know they had you scheduled for a long time and you were a very innocent person. And he ultimately, after we had a few conversations, he agreed."
Trump has championed his hostage release program, which was led for years by now-national security adviser Robert O'Brien.
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