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Pototan (2,986 posts)Here's a good question for TrumpQ. "If the United States is running the Venezuelan government, why haven't the 5 American hostages held in that country been released?"https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220910419
Context, context, context:https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/01/americas/americans-freed-in-venezuela-intl-hnk, January 31, 2025https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/07/welcoming-the-release-of-u-s-nationals-and-political-prisoners-held-in-venezuela/, July 18, 2025
So the answer to the DUchebag's question is the hostages are free and living their lives for almost a year here in America.
President Donald Trump appears to have pulled off another great move in Venezuela. He announced that, at his request, the interim regime has now released many political prisoners, as a sign of "seeking peace." This includes members of the opposition....Trump said because of the release, he was cancelling a "second wave of attacks," but they would keep ships in place to maintain security.QuoteAmong those released was Biagio Pilieri, an opposition leader who was part of Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado's 2024 presidential campaign, according to Foro Penal, an advocacy group for prisoners based in Venezuela's capital, Caracas. Also released was Enrique Márquez, a former electoral authority and candidate in the 2024 presidential election, the organization said.Videos posted by journalists on social media show Márquez and Pilieri embracing loved ones on the streets outside the prison. One video showed Márquez beaming and video-calling family members, saying, "Soon I will be with you all."Five Spanish citizens — including the prominent Venezuelan-Spanish lawyer and human rights activist Rocío San Miguel — were also released in the afternoon and, as the night wore on, reports trickled out of more detainees walking free. Relatives who waited for hours outside a prison in Guatire, about an hour east of Caracas, briefly chanted, "Libertad! Libertad!" meaning "Freedom! Freedom!"
Among those released was Biagio Pilieri, an opposition leader who was part of Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado's 2024 presidential campaign, according to Foro Penal, an advocacy group for prisoners based in Venezuela's capital, Caracas. Also released was Enrique Márquez, a former electoral authority and candidate in the 2024 presidential election, the organization said.Videos posted by journalists on social media show Márquez and Pilieri embracing loved ones on the streets outside the prison. One video showed Márquez beaming and video-calling family members, saying, "Soon I will be with you all."Five Spanish citizens — including the prominent Venezuelan-Spanish lawyer and human rights activist Rocío San Miguel — were also released in the afternoon and, as the night wore on, reports trickled out of more detainees walking free. Relatives who waited for hours outside a prison in Guatire, about an hour east of Caracas, briefly chanted, "Libertad! Libertad!" meaning "Freedom! Freedom!"
Gee, I wonder if Trump was working for something much greater and the 5 American hostages is among the many liberated:Another Trump Stunner: Political Prisoners Released, Major Venezuela Deal Sealedhttps://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/01/09/trump-gets-prisoners-released-in-venezuela-n2197938
