Trump Renews Call for Release of American Pastor in Turkey

Trump Renews Call for Release of American Pastor in Turkey
US President Donald Trump (L) talks with Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) at NATO headquarters in Brussels during the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit on July 11, 2018. TATYANA ZENKOVICH/AFP/Getty Images
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
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President Donald Trump called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to release an American pastor who has been behind bars for two years.

“A total disgrace that Turkey will not release a respected U.S. Pastor, Andrew Brunson, from prison. He has been held hostage far too long,” Trump wrote on Twitter, July 18. “Erdoğan should do something to free this wonderful Christian husband & father.”
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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