Breitbart: A Turkish court on Friday ruled in favor of releasing American Pastor Andrew Brunson nearly two years after Turkish authorities arrested him on charges of terrorism.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration had been advocating for Brunson’s release, arguing that the pastor is innocent. The Turkish government provided no concrete evidence tying Brunson to the two groups he allegedly aided – the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Hizmet movement led by U.S.-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen – and his defense has insisted that the real reason for his arrest was a growing interest on the part of the Turkish government to eradicate Christianity.
Trump wrote on Twitter before the court’s decision to release him, “My thoughts and prayers are with Pastor Brunson, and we hope to have him safely back home soon!” more
Probably just before Trump released a shitstorm on them if they didn’t
One supposes they are not totally ignorant, I suspect they feared what ever action was promised if the Pastor was not released immediately! President Trump does not bluff!
I don’t know what Turkey got in the deal but it was not pallets of cash. Good on you Mr. President!
And I’m sure the left is already preparing their talking points, telling us that Barack the Merciful actually laid the groundwork for this
Amazing what can be done when our President isn’t a lazy, white-hating, Christian-hating scumbag piece of shit like Barack Obama.