Chelsea Manning tweets first photo since leaving prison a free man

Okay, so here I am everyone!! =Phttps://t.co/NuyZlcWfd9#HelloWorld pic.twitter.com/gKsMFTYukO

— Chelsea Manning (@xychelsea) May 18, 2017

Ex-convict Bradley “Chelsea” Manning tweeted a photo of himself after leaving 

prison a free man, thanks to former President Barack Obama.
Manning, 29, was released from prison on Wednesday after Obama commuted 

his 35-year sentence to time served.

Manning, who is only 5-foot-2, walked free Wednesday after serving 7 years 

of his sentence. He was eligible for parole in 6 years.
The former U.S. Army intelligence analyst turned over thousands of classified 

documents to WikiLeaks.
Manning tweeted a head shot of himself wearing makeup and rocking a short 

haircut on Thursday. “Okay, so here I am everyone!! =P,” he tweeted to his 

184K followers.
Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison for espionage and leaking classified 

military secrets to Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks.
Assange, 45, has been in exile in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for the past 

6 years. He faces espionage charges in the U.S. and sex assault charges in Sweden 

if he leaves the embassy.
Assange has said said he would leave the embassy if Manning was released 

from prison.
Obama commuted Manning’s sentence in the final days of his administration.
Obama, who is rumored to be bisexual, apparently took pity on the former 

Army Private First Class soldier who came out as transgender behind bars.
As an unpaid active duty soldier, Manning is entitled to health benefits, 

meaning taxpayers will foot the bill for his hormone shots and sex change surgeries.