There have been quite a few satisfying images to emerge during the three short weeks of Donald Trump’s second term in office, but few are as sweet as seeing Ric Grenell, the president’s envoy for special missions, watch as lines and lines of illegals are repatriated back to their home country of Venezuela.
As RedState readers know well, Grenell, who was Acting Director of National Intelligence during Trump’s first term, was handed Venezuela as a special project by the president, and, boy, did he ever deliver for his boss. Grenell flew to Venezuela in late January with the goal of getting President/Strongman/Dictator Nicolás Maduro to repatriate the Venezuelans who illegally made the U.S. their home, starting with the most criminal elements, including Tren de Aragua gangbangers.
Not only did Grenell convince Maduro to take back his citizens, on Maduro’s own dime, he also managed to free six Americans who had been held in the socialist South American hellhole.
Upon returning to the United States with the freed men, Grenell gave a sobering take on the diplomatic mess left by the Biden administration and the success of the Trump administration’s might, tweeting:
It is not lost on me that most of the DC media failed to tell the truth about their partnership with the Biden Regime. Why else would they not criticize the failure of the Biden Administration to even visit Americans in prison in Venezuela?
The diplomatic standard is a wellness check, at least. These 6 Americans had ZERO help from Joe Biden, Anthony Blinken or Jake Sullivan. Zero.
Donald Trump freed them on Day 11.
Monday, Ric Grenell got to see the fruits of his labors as he watched scores of Venezuelan illegals being marched onto Venezuelan planes on their way to repatriation in their home country—at the expense of the Venezuelan government!
The flights were departing from El Paso, Texas, and it was certainly clear from the above footage that Grenell was gratified with his mission through the very end, with the repatriation efforts now in the capable hands of the Enforcement and Removal Operations division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). It’s even sweeter that the American taxpayer isn’t footing the entire bill for this operation, thanks to Mr. Grenell.
Grenell seems to be enjoying his important, yet somewhat undefined, role as President Trump’s fix-it guy. He was on hand last month in Los Angeles, where Grenell makes his home, as the president took L.A. Mayor Karen Bass to task for her poor response to the wildfire destruction.
It’s now on to the next assignment for Special Envoy Grenell, as he’s just been tasked by the president to clean up the mess at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. In making the announcement Monday, President Trump posted on Truth Social:
“NO MORE DRAG SHOWS, OR OTHER ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA — ONLY THE BEST,” he emphasized in a post on Truth Social, before adding, “RIC, WELCOME TO SHOW BUSINESS!”
Ric Grenell may have landed the coolest job in the Trump administration, as every new assignment is a new adventure. Maybe would should start a “Where in the World is Ric Grenell” column here at RedState?
