BREAKING: President Trump to Meet Freed American Pastor in Oval Office

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Townhall
Timothy Meads
Oct. 13, 2018

President Donald J. Trump announced via Twitter that he will be meeting with freed American Pastor Andrew Brunson today in the oval office. Brunson was released yesterday after spending two years in a Turkish prison following his arrest in 2016, but thanks to the workings of President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and Ambassador Richard Grennell he has now returned to American soil.

As Cortney reported yesterday, "Brunson was arrested in Turkey in October 2016 and was accused of having connections to Kurdish militants and plotting a coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He is a native of North Carolina, but had been living in Turkey for the past 23 years with his wife and three children.

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[austingirl]

Another win that will be ignored by the MSM.

[endicom]

Another win that will be ignored by the MSM.

Who needs them?


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There was NO DEAL made with Turkey for the release and return of Pastor Andrew Brunson. I don’t make deals for hostages. There was, however, great appreciation on behalf of the United States, which will lead to good, perhaps great, relations between the United States & Turkey!

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Pastor Andrew Brunson, released by Turkey, will be with me in the Oval Office at 2:30 P.M. (this afternoon). It will be wonderful to see and meet him. He is a great Christian who has been through such a tough experience. I would like to thank President @RT_Erdogan for his help!

[Silver Pines]

Another win that will be ignored by the MSM.

@austingirl

The media couldn't care less about a freed pastor.  Now, if it were an imam or a Wiccan priestess....

[goodwithagun]

Good job, Mr. President.

[mountaineer]

The media couldn't care less about a freed pastor.  Now, if it were an imam or a Wiccan priestess....

Yep, pretty much.

[Applewood]

Another win that will be ignored by the MSM.

Dont know about the others, but our local ABC affiliate had a story on the pastor's release.  However, the report did not mention how he was freed -- possibly because the network wanted to avoid giving credit to the Trump admonistration.

[mountaineer]

Pastor Brunson, freed from Turkey, to meet with Trump upon return to US, president says
Amy Lieu
By Amy Lieu | Fox News

President Trump drew loud cheers at a rally on Friday evening when he announced that Pastor Andrew Brunson -- newly released from Turkey and heading home -- is expected to visit him in the Oval Office on Saturday.

“We bring a lot of people back,” the president told the crowd in Lebanon, Ohio, near Cincinnati. It was an apparent reference not only to the release of Brunson, but to the negotiated return of three American hostages from North Korea in May. President Trump also won the release of three UCLA basketball players who were detained in China last November. ...

Winning freedom for Brunson was a diplomatic triumph for Trump, who is counting on the support of evangelical Christians for Republican candidates ahead of congressional elections in November.  ... FOX News

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BREAKING: Freed US pastor Andrew Brunson tells Trump `you really fought for us,' asks God to give Trump `supernatural wisdom'

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https://apnews.com/1d27849b00a745979699c996adcee7d7

Freed American pastor Andrew Brunson fell to one knee in the Oval Office and placed his handon President Donald Trump’s shoulder in prayer on Saturday, asking God to provide the presidentsupernatural wisdom to accomplish all the plans you have for this country and for him.”

[mountaineer]

We are members of the same denomination as Pastor Brunson, so of course our congregation was elated at the news of his release. At choir this morning before the church service, our pianist noted that whatever tariffs or sanctions the Trump administration imposed against Turkey may have been a big part of their letting Brunson go. She said she works for a Turkish-owned company in western Pa. Both that company and the Turkish government have been somewhat cash-strapped as a result of the president's actions, so it appears Trump's efforts to put the squeeze on Erdogan had some effect.