President Donald Trump has promised to do “everything [he] can” to “save” jailed Catholic activist Jimmy Lai, saying this week that he has “already brought it up” in government circles.
Speaking to Fox News host Brian Kilmeade, Trump added: “I didn’t say 100% I’d save him. I said 100% I’m going to be bringing it up. Lai’s name has already entered the circle of things that we’re talking about.”
The pledge comes as Lai, 77, nears the conclusion of a lengthy national security trial in Hong Kong, repeatedly delayed in recent days by storms and concerns for his fragile health. The Catholic convert, arrested in August 2020 under Beijing’s national security law, has been imprisoned ever since, receiving multiple sentences for alleged unlawful assembly and fraud. His security trial began in December 2023 after years of postponements.
