{"id":2251371,"date":"2024-05-23T15:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-claims-evan-gershkovich-will-be-released-almost-immediately-after-november-election\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T15:44:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:44:28","slug":"trump-claims-evan-gershkovich-will-be-released-almost-immediately-after-november-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-claims-evan-gershkovich-will-be-released-almost-immediately-after-november-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump insists that Evan Gershkovich will be freed &#8220;almost immediately&#8221; post-November election"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-claims-evan-gershkovich-will-be-released-almost-immediately-after-november-election%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2251371&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald\u2063 Trump asserts his influence with Russian President Vladimir Putin to\u200b secure the release of Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">reporter<\/a> Evan Gershkovich after the \u200bNovember election.\u2063 Despite Trump&#8217;s claims,\u2064 the Kremlin denies \u200bany involvement in the matter. Gershkovich, accused of espionage in \u2062Russia, has \u200dgarnered \u200bsupport for\u200c his wrongful detention, emphasizing \u2062the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yemen-lgbt-refugees-and-white-supremacy-everything-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-first-foreign-policy-speech\/\" title=\"Yemen, LGBT Refugees, And White Supremacy: Everything You Need To Know About Biden\u2019s First Foreign Policy Speech\">press freedom<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> is claiming his relationship with Russian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Vladimir Putin<\/a> will guarantee <em>Wall Street Journal <\/em>reporter Evan Gershkovich\u2019s release from prison shortly after the November <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/election-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>election<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvan Gershkovich, the Reporter from The Wall Street Journal, who is being held by Russia, will be released almost immediately after the Election, but definitely before I assume Office,\u201d Trump said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112488757617365142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>post<\/a> on Truth Social. \u201cHe will be HOME, SAFE, AND WITH HIS FAMILY. Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, will do that for me, but not for anyone else, and WE WILL BE PAYING NOTHING!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Kremlin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/russia\/trump-says-his-relationship-with-putin-will-help-free-jailed-wsj-reporter-evan-gershkovich-3f92d80a?mod=hp_lead_pos6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Wall Street<\/em> <em>Journal, <\/em>\u201cThere is no contact between Putin and Trump on this matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gershkovich is a <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> reporter being held on charges of espionage in Russia. During a reporting trip to Yekaterinburg last May, he was detained by Russia\u2019s Federal Security Service. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>U.S. government<\/a>, press freedom groups, and his employer consider him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kremlin-critic-alexei-navalny-ridicules-claim-he-failed-to-meet-parole-terms-while-he-was-in-coma-after-nerve-agent-poisoning\/\" title=\"Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny Ridicules Claim He Failed To Meet Parole Terms \u2014 While He Was In Coma After Nerve-Agent Poisoning\">wrongfully detained<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>On the one-year anniversary of Gershkovich\u2019s arrest, top congressional leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/2944623\/party-leaders-evan-gerschkovich-release-on-one-year-anniversary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>made<\/a> a bipartisan call for his release, stating, \u201cJournalism is not a crime, and reporters are not bargaining chips.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Trump has claimed his relationship with Putin could yield concessions from the Russian leader. During an April interview with <em>Time<\/em>, the former president <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6972021\/donald-trump-2024-election-interview\/?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=editorial&#038;utm_term=politics_donald-trump&#038;linkId=414827952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>, \u201cI don\u2019t know if he\u2019s going to be released under Biden. I would get him released.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump, left, with their interpreters at the beginning of their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo\/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Both during and after his presidency, Trump has expressed his belief that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-moms-stood-up-for-transparency-at-their-kids-elite-private-school-now-their-kids-have-been-denied-re-enrollment\/\" title=\"Two Moms Stood Up For Transparency At Their Kids\u2019 Elite Private School. Now Their Kids Have Been Denied Re-Enrollment.\">constructive relationship<\/a> with Russia was necessary. <\/p>\n<p>During a 2018 meeting with Putin, Trump said, \u201cI think the world wants to see us get along.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a 2019 Twitter post, Trump said, \u201cI have been FAR tougher on Russia than Obama, Bush or Clinton. Maybe tougher than any other President. At the same time, &#038; as I have often said, getting along with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. I fully expect that someday we will have good relations with Russia again!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last September, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/march-13-national-military-k9-veterans-day-commemorates-first-day-of-training-for-armys-war-dog-program-in-1942\/\" title=\"March 13: National Military K9 Veterans Day, commemorates first day of training for army\u2019s war dog program in 1942\">president stated<\/a> during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/transcripts\/full-transcript-read-meet-the-press-kristen-welker-interview-trump-rcna104778\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>interview<\/a>, \u201cThere was nobody tougher than me with Russia. And yet I got along with Putin. Let me tell you, I got along with him really well. And that\u2019s a good thing, not a bad thing. He\u2019s got 1,700 nuclear missiles. And so do we.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump asserts that his ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin will secure the prompt release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich from prison post the November election. Trump emphasizes that Gershkovich, the detained journalist, will regain freedom shortly after the election, ensuring his safety and liberty<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2251372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP18201486168720-1024x690.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2251371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP18201486168720-1024x690.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2251371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2251371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2251371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2251372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2251371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2251371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2251371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}