President Trump backed a secret plan to release Americans held hostage by the Venezuelan regime, a move that upset the State Department and top national security advisers.
Last week, Trump’s special envoy for Special Missions, Richard Grenell, contracted a private jet to travel to Antigua where he met with Venezuelan officials and took custody of Joe St. Clair, 33, a former military veteran who had been arrested and imprisoned about six months ago.
Venezuela is believed to continue detaining five remaining U.S. citizens and at least four Venezuelans who hold U.S. residency status.
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