{"id":11147,"date":"2025-05-21T10:26:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T02:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=11147"},"modified":"2025-05-21T10:26:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T02:26:53","slug":"american-veteran-detained-in-venezuela-returned-to-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=11147","title":{"rendered":"American veteran detained in Venezuela returned to US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"784\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-3.jpg 784w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-3-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-3-768x414.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An American Air Force veteran, whom the State Department said was wrongfully detained, was released from Venezuela and flown back to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joseph St. Clair, who was detained for several months in the South American country, was freed Tuesday and transferred to President Trump\u2019s envoy for special missions Richard Grenell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJoe St. Clair is back in America. I met Venezuelan officials in a neutral country today to negotiate an America First strategy. This is only possible because @realDonaldTrump puts Americans first,\u201d Grenell said in a Tuesday post on the social media platform X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">St. Clair, who is from Washington state, is a decorated Air Force veteran who served four tours in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was arrested in October of last year in Venezuela close to the country\u2019s border with Colombia, according to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported on St. Clair\u2019s release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump Handed BIG WIN After Supreme Court Allows Him To Strip Temporary Legal Status From Migrants | TRENDING<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis news came suddenly, and we are still processing it, but we are overwhelmed with joy and gratitude,\u201d Joseph\u2019s parents, Scott and Patti, said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration was able to secure the release of six Americans who were held hostage in Venezuela in late January. The release came after Grenell met with Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, warning the leader that consequences could ensue if the Americans are not let go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sign up for the Morning Report<br>The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Email address<br>By signing up, I agree to the Terms of Use, have reviewed the Privacy Policy, and to receive personalized offers and communications via email, on-site notifications, and targeted advertising using my email address from The Hill, Nexstar Media Inc., and its affiliates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In early May, Washington Sens. Patty Murray (D) and Maria Cantwell (D) urged the president to press for the release of St. Clair, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe must have decisive action by the U.S. Government to secure his release along with other Americans being wrongfully detained by Venezuela,\u201d they wrote in a May 2 letter to Trump.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An American Air Force veteran, whom the State Department said was wrongfully detained, was released from Venezuela and flown back to the United States. 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