PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Donald Trump: “We took out, I got 58 people back. And we never paid a dime…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

Watch on YouTube

Donald Trump delivers speech at rally in Texas

Published | Video Starts at 1:31:03

They also get 6 billion, 6 billion dollars. I said, what that means is that means that they're going to go around capturing people all over the place, because I would never. We took out, I got 58 people back. And we never paid a dime. And from rough countries, including five from North Korea. You think that was easy? We never paid a dime. We never gave them anything. So it's the most important election of your lives. And I love your state. (1:31:03–1:31:16)

CLAIM

Asserts that 58 people were brought back from foreign countries, including five from North Korea, without paying any ransom.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.


Donald Trump

Discover more from

Donald Trump

Report A Transcription Error

Please report any error in the automated transcription.

About PolitiQuote

PolitiQuote is a civic library index to statements made by politicians in publicly available video records. The index is created automatically from transcripts, with no editorial oversight or analysis. Highlighted quotes are selected by AI. Words may be added in parentheses to offer context for the quote. There may be errors in the transcription and display, so listen to the video to ensure accuracy.

PolitiQuote is a service of Gigafact Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing facts and information transparency, community by community.

Visit gigafact.org to learn more.