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RSBN's full recording captures a family's diminished hope and Hubbard's account of finally being driven away from prison.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 123,219 views a day, 19 times a normal first day on this channel (6,375).
FULL EVENT: President Trump Hosts Rescued Stephen Hubbard in the Oval Office - 10/30/26
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- 0:40Trump says his conversation with Putin led to Hubbard's release.
- 2:26Hubbard's son says he had given up most hope before his father's return.
- 3:31Asked about other Americans detained in Russia, Trump says efforts to release them continue.
- 4:06Hubbard describes isolation from other foreigners and time near the front lines under artillery fire.
- 10:04Trump argues that sanctions on Russia would have complicated negotiations for Hubbard's freedom.
- 10:55Hubbard recounts realizing he was being freed as he was driven away from prison.
Stephen Hubbard's son had almost stopped expecting his father's return. "Well, to be honest with you, I'd given up most hope," he tells Donald Trump during the family's Oval Office visit.
Hubbard, back from detention in Russia, sits alongside the president as the conversation moves between his captivity, his release and the Americans still waiting to come home. RSBN's recording drew nearly 59,000 views in its first eight hours, an unusually fast start for a regular video on the channel.
Trump says a conversation with Vladimir Putin led to Hubbard's release. Asked about other Americans detained in Russia, he says work to secure their freedom continues.
Hubbard describes four and a half years in detention. "I was isolated from all other foreigners," he says, also recounting a period near the front lines under artillery fire.
The full press exchange ranges beyond the homecoming, with reporters asking Trump about campaign travel, a reported Binance hack and Iran. But near the end, it returns to Hubbard and the moment he understood he was actually leaving prison.
"I reached a state where seeing is believing," Hubbard says. His account closes with a stark assessment: "I wouldn't have lasted another year."
An American retired English teacher and military veteran detained by Russian forces during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. He was released on October 21, 2026.
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- Subscribers
- 2,100,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 5,936,875
- Channel views, pace per day
- 1,133,943 (on a normal day: 757,208)
- Video published
- October 30, 2026
- Video views so far
- 58,995 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 123,219
The numbers
The Oval Office recording is drawing views far faster than RSBN's usual regular upload. Its comment section has also exceeded a typical full day's activity within its opening hours.
