President Trump is well known for his brash and confrontational style of governing – but it could be the more diplomatic side of his administration generating some of the biggest victories in 2017.
Amid all the debate over issues like the travel ban, the border wall and health care, senior officials in the White House and State Department have quietly worked behind the scenes to resolve a major concern of the president: securing the release of American citizens detained by foreign governments and terror groups.
“Immediately after President Trump took office, he told Secretary [of State Rex] Tillerson to prioritize bringing home Americans who’ve been wrongfully detained or held hostage in foreign countries,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told Fox News in an email. “We are proud that we’ve been able to secure the release of several Americans as a result of U.S. diplomatic efforts.”
While the administration has been successful in securing the release of numerous Americans held abroad, officials noted there are at least 10 other U.S. citizens – like Joshua Holt in Venezuela – who are being wrongly detained.
“The work, however, is not complete as we continue to press foreign governments for the release of other wrongly held U.S. citizens,” Nauert said. – READ MORE
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