Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Friday, July 19, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Friday, July 19, 2024
Trump threatens those holding US hostages: You’ll pay ‘a very big price’ if they’re not freed
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Republican presidential candidate former president Donald Trump speaking during the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
MILWAUKEE — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump warns that that countries holding American hostages will pay “a very big price” if they are not released.
“To the entire world, I tell you this: We want our hostages back, and they better be back before I assume office, or you will be paying a very big price,” Trump warns in his speech at the Republican National Convention.
Trump does not specify which hostages he is referring to.
There are more than 60 Americans being held hostage or wrongly detained around the world, including eight Americans being held by Hamas in Gaza.
