Compared on: Donald Trump's own words
THE CLAIM · OCT 21, 2026
“President Trump is directly tying waiving Russian sanctions to the release of the freed American Stephen Hubbard, despite denying he gave anything to Putin”
As reported by Kaitlan Collins (The Source) · Read the post
THE RECORD · OCT 22, 2026
“If I would have done that, you would not have Mr. Hubbard coming back.”
Fox News · RUSSIA NEGOTIATIONS: Trump says Ukraine deal may be getting closer · automated transcript · Listen at 1:10
RECORD AGREES
In an October 22 Fox News recording, the recorded response to whether anything was given to Russia says Mr. Hubbard would not be returning if that had happened, and says sanctions would have left him jailed.
