Saudi Arabia on Wednesday allowed US citizen Saad Almadi to return home to Florida \u2014 four years after he was incarcerated for tweeting mild criticisms of the Riyadh government.<\/b>
\nSaudi Arabia on Wednesday allowed US citizen Saad Almadi to return home to Florida \u2014 four years after he was incarcerated for tweeting mild criticisms of the Riyadh government.
The announcement came moments after President Trump delivered a speech touting US-Saudi ties during a second day of public events in DC with visiting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the country\u2019s prime minister and de facto ruler.
\u201cOur family is overjoyed that, after four long years, our father, Saad Almadi, is finally on his way home to the United States!\u201d the Almadi family said in a statement.
\u201cThis day would not have been possible without President Donald Trump and the tireless efforts of his administration. We are deeply grateful to Dr. Sebastian Gorka and the team at the National Security Council, as well as everyone at the State Department.\u201d
The family statement, written by Almadi\u2019s son and chief advocate Ibrahim Almadi, also credited The Post\u2019s \u201ccourageous\u201d coverage of the case and thanked various nonprofits and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for supporting the elder Almadi\u2019s cause.<\/p>\n