Trump frees American hostage of Taliban

 DC Daily Journal:

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George Glezmann, an airline mechanic who endured two-and-a-half years as a hostage of the Taliban, returned home on Friday, showering praise on President Donald Trump for securing his freedom. Glezmann’s release, negotiated by the U.S. State Department with the Taliban in Qatar on Thursday, marked the end of a long ordeal that began in December 2022 when he was abducted while visiting Afghanistan. His family had spent years urging former President Joe Biden’s administration to act, only to face what they saw as indifference and inaction—a frustration that deepened as Biden’s tenure was increasingly criticized for mishandling hostage crises and foreign policy challenges.

“I feel born again, I’m in debt with the president. President Trump is amazing, you know, thank God he is in the White House where he got me out,” Glezmann said upon his return. “Marco Rubio, Mike Waltz, Adam Boehler. I’m in debt with everybody that was involved in this situation because they got me home. A free American individual [is] free from the hands of these people that abducted [me] because of my U.S. passport and I’m just thankful. I’ve got no words to express my gratitude for my liberty, my freedom.” His words carried a palpable relief, a stark contrast to the despair his family felt under the previous administration.
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The family had the impression that the Biden administration ignored their pleas to get the hostage freed.  Trump was able to accomplish what Biden had failed to do. 

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