Responding to ‘Bring them home’ chants, Trump declares many of the hostages are dead

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

Former US president Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in New York. (Michael M. Santiago/Pool Photo via AP)
Former US president Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in New York. (Michael M. Santiago/Pool Photo via AP)

Former US president Donald Trump responds to “bring them home” chants at a campaign rally yesterday by reiterating his belief that many of the hostages are no longer alive.

“I believe that many of the hostages that you’re waiting for — and everybody’s waiting for those hostages — many of them are dead, many of them are dead.

“Some will be alive, but many of those hostages are dead,” Trump says.

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