… I’m just so grateful for what you guys have done.”To Holt, Trump said: “You’ve gone through a lot. Trump, in a tweet, described Holt as a “hostage.” The U.S. contended Joshua Holt was held on trumped-up charges. Yet Holt’s release had seemed unlikely even a week ago. The Trump administration has threatened crippling oil sanctions on Venezuela for Maduro’s decision to go forward with the presidential election last week. Associated Press writers Scott Smith in Caracas, Venezuela, and Brady McCombs in Salt Lake City contributed to this report.

Source: National Post May 27, 2018 04:32 UTC