JD Vance: Israeli hostages should be home in next 24 hours

After two years in brutal captivity under Hamas, Israeli hostages are expected to begin to get released today. But when, specifically, will that release begin?

Appearing on “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo on the Fox News Channel, Vice President JD Vance gave the latest update. “It’s hard to say [when the release will begin] because obviously this is a war zone,” he said. “They have to locate the hostages, they have to gather them up, they have to take them to a safe place and then transport them, so it’s a little bit unpredictable. But we’ve been told to expect them by tomorrow, Israel time, which of course will be early morning here in the United States. We’ll see what happens, but the president is extremely confident these hostages are going to come home. He’s actually flying to the Middle East later today so he can welcome them in person.”

Vance pointed out how the corporate media continuously criticizes the president’s leadership and diplomatic style. However, whatever the criticism, the president actually gets results. “It’s an amazing thing, but I think that it shows the power of President Trump’s non-conventional leadership style, and that’s why we’re here,” said Vance. “I think the whole country — we should just be proud. We should be proud of this negotiating team, we should be proud of our country, because these hostages are going to live their lives thanks to what the United States of America did.”

Speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One en route to the Middle East, Trump said the 20 hostages may be released “a little bit early.”

“So, they have the hostages — I understand all 20 — and we may get them out a little bit early,” Trump said. “Getting them was amazing, actually, because we were involved, and they were in places you don’t want to know about.”