President Trump just welcomed Marc Fogel back into the United States after he was released from captivity in Russia where he has been held since 2021.
This is something which Trump did repeatedly in his first term and now he is making it happen again.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio played a big role in this behind the scenes.
FOX News reports:
Freed American hostage Marc Fogel lands in US after prisoner swap with Russia
Marc Fogel, an American who had been detained in Russia since 2021, landed back in the U.S. on Tuesday.
Fogel, a history teacher who was working at the Anglo-American School in Moscow, returned to the U.S. after his release from Russia following talks with the Trump administration.
He was serving a 14-year sentence after his arrest in August 2021 at a Russian airport for possession of drugs, which his family said was medically prescribed marijuana.
Fogel was seen in a picture posted by the White House on social media smiling and raising his fist while wrapped in an American flag as he walked off the plane on U.S. soil.
Watch below:
WATCH: President Trump welcomes Marc Fogel outside of the White House pic.twitter.com/ullkBllrtB
— RSBN (@RSBNetwork) February 12, 2025
This is America first.
MARC FOGEL IS BACK!!!
PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT!!! pic.twitter.com/ZMceoU0OfA
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 12, 2025
‘PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT!’ President Trump greets freed American hostage Marc Fogel as he lands back in US after being detained in Russia since 2021. pic.twitter.com/5y74bInkLQ
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 12, 2025
Fogel called President Trump a hero.
“I’m so happy to be back here.”
American teacher Marc Fogel calls Pres. Trump “a hero” as he meets with the president at the White House after being released by Russia. Fogel had been detained in Russia since being arrested on drug charges in 2021. https://t.co/6bR6TSZxKF pic.twitter.com/C9nx1riLvS
— ABC News (@ABC) February 12, 2025
This is fantastic. This is the Trump Effect.
