The prisoners were freed after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to the North Korean capital and met with leaders, including dictator Kim Jong Un.

A giant America flag was suspended between two fire trucks on the edge of the taxiway.

President Trump and the first lady boarded the plane before the men stepped out, shaking hands with the president and waving.

The men are Korean-American missionary Kim Dong-chul, detained in 2015 and sentenced in 2016 to 10 years' hard labor.

Kim Sang-duk, also known as Tony Kim, who spent a month teaching at the foreign-funded Pyongyang University of Science and Technology before he was arrested in 2017, along with Kim Hak-song, who also taught at PUST and was detained last year.

The three had earlier given their thanks in a statement released by the State Department as their plane stopped over in Alaska.

"We would like to express our deep appreciation to the United States government, President Trump, Secretary Pompeo, and the people of the United States for bringing us home," the men said.

"We thank God, and all our families and friends who prayed for us and for our return. God Bless America, the greatest nation in the world."

A White House spokeswoman said the three former prisoners would be taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in nearby Maryland for further medical evaluation.

President Trump Thanks Kim Jong Un

"Frankly we didn't think it was going to happen and it did," President Trump said after thanking Kim for releasing the men.

"We're starting off on a new footing. This is a wonderful thing that he released the folks early."

"I think we have a very good chance of doing something very meaningful," Trump said.

"My proudest achievement will be—this is part of it—when we denuclearize that entire peninsula."

The president said a date and location has now been set for his historic summit with Kim.

Sources tell CBN News it will likely happen in the next few weeks in Singapore.

President Pays Honor to Otto Warmbier

Just before wrapping up, the president did take time to remember Otto Warmbier, the American college student who was imprisoned and tortured by North Korea and died shortly after his release.

"His parents have become friends of ours", said President Trump. "They are spectacular people and I just want to pay my respects."

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