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Different reality. it was one i didn't know about. we found out about this tuesday night a week ago. of otto's condition. via a phone call from joe yune. and then cindy and i felt shock that we have not felt in a long time. we are still going through that. but otto is with us. that is really the important thing here. he is an amazing kid. >> tucker: yes. >> we are fortunate that we live in an amazing community. people that support us and love and care for us. >> tucker: so you found out on tuesday out of the blue? >> there were some meetings between we'll call it the state department and north...

Reason. i don't have any particulars. i wouldn't, i wouldn't trust that. listen, tucker, otto has been terrorized and brutalized for 18 months by a pariah regime in north korea. we are thrilled to have him home. he is with his family. his mom is with him now and i will be with him later today. >> tucker: has the u.s. government helped you along the way during this process? >> i hesitate. they have. i have to really thank joe yune. he got involved, i don't know when. a month or two ago. he contacted us and said he was going to work for us. and his mission was to bring otto home. >> tucker: who ...

Nation to have kept his condition secret and denied him top-notch medical care for so long. when otto was first taken, we were advised by the past administration to take a low profile while they worked to obtain his release. we did so without resolve. earlier this year, cindy and i decided the time for strategic patience was over, and we made a few media appearances and traveled to washington to meet with ambassador joe yune at the state department. it is my understanding that the ambassador and his team at the direction of the president aggressively pursued resolution of the situation. they h...

Continued. joe yune met in oslo with some counterparts at the north korean foreign ministry and also the north korean ambassador to the united nations. so i think it's important for viewers to remember that although the rhetoric is very hot between the u.s. and north korea, there's still diplomatic back channels. we call it, for years, the new york channel. because it goes through the united nations. the new york north korean mission to the united nations. i wouldn't say they're very productive in terms of helping the relationship, but those channels still exist and the hope is that if they ca...