President Donald Trump prays with American pastor Andrew Brunson in the Oval Office of the White House, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, in Washington. Brunson returned to the U.S. around midday after he was freed Friday from nearly two years of detention in Turkey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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