Trump Shares Gorka Account of Missionary Kevin Rideout’s Reunion With Wife
Trump posts a message from Sebastian Gorka saying Kevin Rideout, described as a Christian missionary taken by ISIS, was reunited with his wife and expressed gratitude to Trump.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald Trump posted a message on Truth Social relaying an account from Sebastian Gorka that a Christian missionary described as taken by ISIS,Kevin Rideout, had been reunited with his wife.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Dr. Sebastian Gorka: “Kevin Rideout, the Christian Missionary taken by ISIS, was reunited with his wife. See pictures below. He sounds incredibly good and wouldn’t stop saying how grateful he is to President Trump. (He even shared that he kept singing in his head the song “Proud to be an American!” when he knew he would be coming home.” TO BE KEEE” on August 21, 2026 at 2:11 PM ET.
This is Trump’s 26th message released today, out of 27 total, and the last post was 43 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 36 of his 567 posts over the last 30 days classified as “Personal Praise, Greetings & Tributes” posts.
Christian missionary Kevin Rideout embraces his wife at Washington D.C. on 08/21/2026.
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The post identifies Kevin Rideout as a Christian missionary and quotes the account crediting his gratitude to Trump. It attaches images of an emotional reunion, including one showing a man and a woman embracing beside a U.S. flag and another showing the pair posed together. The post also attributes the account to Sebastian Gorka.
Trump named two people in the message.Kevin Rideout is described in the post as the Christian missionary who was reunited with his wife. Sebastian Gorka is quoted in the post as the source of the account.
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