CNN: This is something Trump can boast about (hostage releases)

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This is something Trump can boast about
By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst    April 28, 2019

 (CNN)On Friday the President tweeted, "'Donald J. Trump is the greatest hostage negotiator that I know of in the history of the United States. 20 hostages, many in impossible circumstances, have been released in last two years. No money was paid.' Cheif (sic) Hostage Negotiator, USA!"

Many of President Trump's tweets are hyperbolic. Some are simply false, such as his frequent claims about the purportedly "illegal" investigation of special counsel Robert Mueller.

It's unclear whom Trump was quoting in his tweet Friday, but when it comes to the administration's record of freeing American hostages, the President certainly can celebrate some success.

Read more at: https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/27/opinions/what-to-make-of-trumps-hostage-boast-bergen/index.html