President Donald Trump’s The administration has guaranteed the release of 11 American hostages of foreign governments since the performance of less than a month ago, according to the White House.
The Trump government has emphasized arranging the release of American hostages under his second administration and welcomed us Marc FogelAn American history teacher who had been held in Russia since 2021 back to the US on Tuesday.
Other hostages who have been released since Trump’s inauguration have been held in Venezuela, two Americans held in Belarus and Israeli-American citizen Keith Siegel, who was hostageed by Palestinian militant group of Hamas. There are at least two living American civilian hosters who are assumed to be held in Gaza.
In comparison, Former President Joe Biden In 2024, his White House said the release of more than 70 hostages during his four years secure, according to a statement from August 2024. Fox News Digital has not found available data to compare numbers from the first month at the office of Biden.
The American school teacher Marc Fogel responds during a 11 February 2025, event by President Donald Trump to welcome Fogel, who had been held in Russia in Russia since 2021. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
There were 46 American nationals that were known to be held in 16 different countries in 2024, according to the non -profit Foley Foundation, which argues for American hostages and was named after James Foley, an American journalist who was abducted during the reporting in Syria In 2012 and killed by ISIS in 2014. That number is now probably closer to the Lage 30s after the recent releases of hostages in January and February.
On Tuesday, Trump met Fogel, who was arrested at a Russian airport in August 2021 for possessing drugs and was planned to serve a 14 -year prison sentence. Fogel’s family said that the drugs he had on him prescribed medical marijuana.
“I want you to know that I am not a hero at all,” Fogel said on Tuesday after meeting Trump. “And President Trump is a hero.
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“These men who came from the diplomatic service are heroes,” Fogel said. “The senators and representatives who have adopted legislation in honor of me – they brought me home – they are heroes.”
After the return of Foley and after announcing the release of another, unnamed hostage in Wit -Russia on Wednesday, special envoy said for hostages Adam Boehler that Trump “made to bring Americans a top priority, and people respond to that. “
The names of most hostages released in February are not publicly shared.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital about which hostages the US was planning to release.
The American-Israeli citizen Keith Siegel released a video message about President Donald Trump after he was freed by the terrorist group Hamas by the terrorist group Hamas two weeks ago. (Omar El Qatta/AFP via Getty images; Joe Raedle/Getty images)
Just before Trump’s inauguration on January 20, both the BIDEN -administration and the incoming Trump government coordinates to conclude a cease -the – -made -the -‘s -side between Israel and Hamas, including facilities to release dozens of hostages to both parties.
Biden and Trump poked individually about their individual efforts to secure the deal, and spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Matthew Miller described the involvement of the Trump administration as “critical” to get the deal across the finish line.
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Trump also praised the involvement of his administration in a social media after January 15 and claimed that it took place “as a result of our historical victory in November, because it indicates that my administration would seek peace and negotiate deals for safety All Americans and our allies can guarantee.
Although Biden said that the two teams had “spoken as one team during the negotiations”, he also mocked suggestions that Trump was responsible for securing the ceasefires -fires.
Former President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump both honored their role in securing the cease -the fire between Israel and Hamas. (Getty Images)
“Who in the history books gets the honor for this, Mr. President, you or Trump?” Jacqui Heinrich from Fox News asked Biden on January 15 after a press conference of the White House.
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“Is that a joke?” Said Biden.
When Heinrich said it wasn’t, Biden replied, “Oh. Thank you.”
The Associated Press and Fox News’ Emma Colton and Landon Mion have contributed to this report.
