{"id":2918,"date":"2026-08-11T21:31:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T21:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/?p=2918"},"modified":"2026-08-11T21:31:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T21:31:12","slug":"trump-says-putin-freed-marine-vet-robert-gilman-without-prisoner-swap-great-cheeseburger-when-he-lands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/?p=2918","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Putin freed Marine vet Robert Gilman without prisoner swap: \u2018GREAT cheeseburger when he lands\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON \u2014 President Trump said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin pardoned a US Marine Corps veteran jailed since 2022 without a broader prisoner swap \u2014 and that the newly freed\u00a0Robert Gilman\u00a0will get a \u201cGREAT\u00a0cheeseburger\u201d when he lands in the US.<\/p>\n

Gilman was serving a 4.5-year prison sentence\u00a0for allegedly drunkenly kicking a police officer. His family said he was ill and did not mean to kick the cop.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter my discussions with President Vladimir Putin, Russia has agreed to release him, very much on a Humanitarian Basis,\u201d\u00a0Trump posted on Truth Social\u00a0along with a photo of Gilman on his flight home.<\/p>\n

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Robert Gilman (far left) seen flying back to the United States in a photo posted by President Trump to Truth Social on Aug. 11, 2026.Donald J. Trump \/ Truth Social<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Robert Gilman and his sister, Lexie Hudson, pictured in Lilburn, Ga in 2019.Gilman family via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cWe appreciate this decision, and the fact that Russia asked for no one in return \u2014 No exchange took place. Robert will land at Andrews Air Force Base, in Washington, D.C., tonight, where my Representatives, some of whom are on the plane with him, will welcome Robert back to THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump added: \u201cI just spoke to him, and he had one request \u2014 A GREAT cheeseburger when he lands. I will take care of that! During my Administration, we have prioritized bringing home Americans Detained Abroad, and have done so at a level never seen before, returning hundreds of people to their families.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are at least 10 Americans jailed in Russia. Trump previously welcomed home Marc Fogel last February. The teacher from Pennsylvania had been serving a 14-year sentence for entering the country with marijuana he said was for medical purposes.<\/p>\n

In December 2022, then-President Joe Biden approved a controversial prisoner swap releasing arms dealer Viktor Bout, known as the \u201cMerchant of Death,\u201d for women\u2019s basketball star Brittney Griner, who had been serving a 9-year sentence for also bringing a small amount of marijuana into Russia.<\/p>\n

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Gilman attending a court hearing in Voronezh, Russia on April 6, 2026.REUTERS<\/p>\n

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Gilman was detained for allegedly kicking a police officer while drunk, according to\u00a0Russian state media.REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Biden in August 2024 brokered a larger swap involving 24 people \u2014 with the Kremlin releasing 16, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Whelan and Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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