Ric Grenell, President Donald Trump’s envoy for special missions, said Friday night the six Americans held hostage by Venezuela who returned with him to the U.S. after his trip to Caracas earlier in the day “didn’t know what was happening.”

“Super emotional day. They didn’t know what was happening,” Grenell said, according to Newsmax. “They didn’t know where they were going. I got to greet them and say, ‘Hi. I’m an American diplomat sent by Donald Trump and I’m here to take you home.’ “

Grenell, who was the U.S. ambassador to Germany and acting director of national intelligence in Trump’s first administration, and the president announced the release of the six men, whose identities have not been released, on social media.

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