In one of the more surreal moments from a presidency filled with few not-surreal moments, President Trump spoke out in support of Rocky after being contacted by Kardashian, with whom he had met about prison reform earlier in the year, although he was presumably more interested in her celebrity and television ratings than her history of public service. He also sent Robert O'Brien, special envoy for hostage affairs, to the country, who wrote to Swedish officials that "the government of the United States of America wants to resolve this case as soon as possible to avoid potentially negative consequences to the U.S.-Swedish bilateral relationship," according to NBC News, which obtained a copy of the letter.