According to reports, six Americans being held hostage in Venezuela have been freed after President Donald Trump’s envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, visited the country.
Trump wrote on Truth Social, “Just been informed that we are bringing six hostages home from Venezuela. Thank you to Ric Grenell and my entire staff. Great job!”
The Hill reports:
Grenell met with Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to send a warning about the consequences that would come from the continued detainment of the Americans.
“We are wheels up and headed home with these 6 American citizens. They just spoke to @realDonaldTrump and they couldn’t stop thanking him,” after securing the hostages, Grenell post a photo with the six men on X.
https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/1885482064050610536
Prior to Friday’s hostage release, at least 10 American citizens were being detained in Venezuela.
Mauricio Claver-Carone, Trump’s special envoy for Latin America, told reporters in an earlier call on Friday that Grenell was visiting Latin America on a “very specific mission” that did not affect the U.S.’s posture towards Maduro’s leadership. The U.S. government maintains Maduro’s election victory was “illegitimate” and a “desperate attempt to seize power.”
Reports suggest the deal involved Venezuela agreeing to accept Venezuelan migrants from the U.S. and the release of the Americans in exchange for the U.S. giving Venezuela certain concessions. However, the details of the agreement were not immediately clear.
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