Aya Hijazi, a U.S. citizen, her Egyptian husband, Mohamed Hassanein, and four other humanitarian workers were freed after weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiation by the Trump administration.--
The Hill
Can't get much clearer than that. Either Obama failed, didn't care, or didn't know but Trump pulled it off and an American is home again.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefi...lease-in-egypt#!