Mark Walker

Exclusive — Pastor Brunson Calls on Chairman Jim Risch to Schedule Hearing for Trump Religious Freedom Ambassador to Ensure Confirmation before Christmas

Pastor Andrew Brunson, who was imprisoned in Turkey for two years before President Donald Trump secured his release back in Trump’s first term, is ratcheting up pressure on Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) to get Trump’s Religious Freedom ambassador confirmed before Christmas.

U.S. Pastor Andrew Brunson speaks during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, not p