Trump announces release of US hostage held by Yemen since 2017

By Caitlin Yilek

Published February 25, 2019 7:42pm ET

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Trump announces release of US hostage held by Yemen since 2017 — President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One for a trip to Vietnam to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. | (Evan Vucci/AP)

President Trump announced Monday that an American who was taken hostage in Yemen in September 2017 has been freed.

“It is my honor today to announce that Danny Burch, a United States citizen who has been held hostage in Yemen for 18 months, has been recovered and reunited with his wife and children,” Trump said in a tweet while on his way to Vietnam for his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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