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President Donald Trump The administration has ensured the release of 11 American hostages holding foreign governments since it took over the duty less than a month ago, according to the White House.
Trump’s administration emphasized the editing of American hostages under his second administration and greeted us Marc FogelA teacher of American history, which had been detained in Russia since 2021, on Tuesday in the United States.
Other hostages published by Trump’s inauguration include six Americans detained in Venezuela, two Americans detained in Belarus and Israeli-American citizen Keith Siegel, who was held by the Palestinian militant group Hamas hostage. There are at least two living American nationals believed to be held in Gaza.
For comparison, Former President Joe Biden He said in 2024, his White House secured the release of more than 70 hostages over four years in power, according to a statement in August 2024. Fox News Digital did not find available information to compare numbers from Biden’s first month in the office.
The published American school teacher Marc Fogel responded during February 11, 2025, an event held by President Donald Trump to welcome the back of Fogel, which was held in Russia since 2021. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
It has been reported that 46 US nationals were trapped in 16 different countries in 2024, according to the Foley Non -Profit Foundation, which is advocated by US hostages, named after James Foley, a US journalist abducted while reporting in Syria in 2012 and killed Isis, and killed Isis in 2014. This number is probably closer to the low 30 after the recent hostages editions in January and February.
Trump met with Fogel on Tuesday, arrested in August 2021 at the Russian airport for drug possession and was supposed to withstand a 14-year sentence. Fogel’s family said the drugs he had on it were medically prescribed marijuana.
“I want you to know that I’m not a hero in this at all,” Fogel said on Tuesday after meeting Trump. “And President Trump is a hero.
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“These men who came from diplomatic service were heroes,” Fogel said. “Senators and representatives who brought legislation in my honor – they brought me home – they are heroes.”
After Foley’s return and after the announcement of the publication of another, unnamed hostage held in Belarus on Wednesday, a special delegate for hostages with hostages Adam Boehler said Trump “did the Americans home the main priority, and people respond to it.”
The names of most hostages published in February are not publicly divided.
The White House did not immediately respond to the Fox News Digital comment on which hostages had now planned to publish the following.
Keith Siegel’s American-Israeli citizen posted a video that praised President Donald Trump after the Hamas terrorist group released him two weeks ago. (Omar El Qatta/AFP via Getty Images; Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Immediately before Trump’s inauguration on January 20, and the administration of Biden and the arrival of Trump’s administration coordinated to ensure an agreement on the termination of fire between Israel and Hamas, which included provisions on the release of dozens of hostages on both sides.
Biden and Trump separated separately with their individual efforts to provide an agreement, and a spokesman for State Department Matthew Miller described the involvement of Trump’s administration as a “critical” to reach an agreement over the goal.
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Trump also proclaimed the participation of his administration in post on social media on January 15th, claiming that this happened “as a result of our historic victory in November, as he signaled to the whole world that my administration would seek peace and negotiate contracts to ensure security All Americans and our allies. “
Although Biden said that two teams “spoke as one team” during the negotiations, he also mocked the proposals that Trump was responsible for securing an trial agreement.
Former President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump have been credited with their role in providing an agreement on the termination of fire between Israel and Hamas. (Getty Images)
“Who in the history of books receives credit for that, Mr. President, you or Trump?” Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich asked Biden on January 15th after a press conference at the White House.
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“Is that a joke?” Said Biden.
When Heinrich said he wasn’t, Biden replied, “Oh. Thanks.”
Associated Press and Fox News’ Emma Colton and Landon Mion contributed to this report.
