Even Hadara golden and Oran Shah, who had been held by those depraved terrorists since 2014, were out and back home, which no one said was possible. President Trump thought it was possible. And he told his envoys, he told me, he told Secretary Rubio, he told Steve and Jared to never stop pushing until we got them home. And we did. And I just can't tell you how amazing it was. I can tell you this firsthand. (07:40–07:54)
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Asserts that President Trump directed his team to persist in efforts to secure the hostages' release.
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