More commentary on Trump as the best thing to happen to and for our hostages, in recent memory.

Since the death of Otto Warmbier, an American who was held hostage in North Korea, President Trump told Time Magazine in 2017 how he planned to deal with foreign nations who unjustly held American citizens in their prisons.
“The United States condemns hostage takers and nations that detain our citizens without just cause or due process. My Administration is greatly increasing efforts to bring home all Americans unjustly detained abroad,” he said, later adding that the difference between his administration and President Obama’s on this issue is that “We are aggressively pursuing the release of our people. We will leave no lawful tool, partnership or recovery option off the table.”
At least four Americans are presently imprisoned in Iran, and North Carolina pastor Andrew Brunson is jailed in Turkey. The administration has already placed pressure on Turkey to release Brunson.
Last month, the Associated Press reported the administration is looking at disciplinary “consequences” if Turkey, a NATO ally, does not dismiss the charges or acquit Brunson. The pastor stands accused of espionage and aiding terrorist organizations, which Wess Mitchell, the senior U.S. diplomat for Europe, called “laughable.”
“The Turks claim to have a high standard of justice, the indictment suggests otherwise,” Mitchell testified to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “This is clearly an innocent man. We are watching to see if the Turks adhere to their stated standards of justice. If that does not happen, we are considering options for consequences.”

From Times:   “The Egyptians and President Al Sisi were right to release Aya Hijazi and I thank them for doing the right thing. There have been other releases, some that we can’t talk about. I believe they did this because of my relationship with President Al Sisi. President Obama tried and failed many times over three years, but we were able to get this done in a very short period and that is an amazing victory for Aya and her family.

Editor:  The Trump Presidency is proving itself to being far more adept at the art of diplomacy than previous administrations,  especially the inept Obama Administration.  There is a reason for the Obama failure as regards Aya.  Simply stated,  Barack supported the Muslim Brotherhood's take over of Egypt,  and,  was publicly critical,  even bitter,  about the Al Sissi military reversal.  Barack had tied his Administration to domestic tyrants such as Al Sharpton,  the New Black Panthers  and the Muslim Brotherhood (who had representatives sitting at the Obama Council table).  In Isreal,  Barack spent $350,000 and sent a contingent of staff members in an effort to defeat Netanyahu in his re-elction bid.

  In the early days of ISIS,  Barack could have defeated those terrorists in a matter of weeks,  but chose his assassin "strategic patience" bullshit,  allowing for the deaths of 500,000 Syrians, and, Iraqis, as ISIS spread its influence, under Obama's supervision,  to 26 nations,  world wide.  Trump defeated ISIS, essentially, in 12 months when ISIS was near the height of its military power and influence . 

All of this and much much more,  adds to the  powerful image Donald Trump is building for himself,  on the world's stage,  as a leader and diplomat, bar-none.