Published Aug 14, 2026, 3:43 PM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 1 source
Trump celebrates return of US missionary kidnapped in West Africa
The Hill
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President Trump on Friday celebrated the release of an American missionary pilot who was held captive in Niger since October. “I am proud to announce that Kevin Rideout, a wonderful Christian Missionary, is back in United States Custody,” the president wrote on Truth Social. Trump’s post follows a statement earlier Friday from Rideout’s evangelical missionary…