A.G. Gancarski
Florida’s junior Senator wants action from Joe Biden on Venezuela, saying unfair elections are the reason why.
At issue for Rick Scott: January’s disqualification of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado from the ballot. Celebrated on the American right, Machado’s plight illustrates to Scott the urgency of a move from Washington just hours before the South American country’s elections.
“If given the opportunity for a truly fair and free election, I believe the people of Venezuela will choose to vote for the future of their country and reject the murderous dictator Nicolás Maduro this Sunday. For too long, Nicolás Maduro and his thugs have deprived the Venezuelan people of this choice by attacking his political opponents, using violence and threats in a desperate attempt to hold onto power over a people that hate him,” Scott asserts.
“This election must be different. Maduro MUST allow the Venezuelan people to finally exercise their right to vote in a free and fair election. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have shown nothing but weakness and appeasement toward Maduro and that has fueled his oppression of the Venezuelan people. The Biden-Harris administration must immediately reimpose the sanctions it lifted without any assurances from this murderous regime, and call on Maduro to allow a peaceful transfer of power when a true leader is chosen. The Biden-Harris administration appeasement of Maduro has clearly failed and must end now. We cannot waste this opportunity to advance our fight for democracy in Venezuela. This is a significant moment in the Venezuelan people’s fight for freedom and true representative government. I will continue working alongside the freedom-loving Venezuelan people to bring democracy back to their country.”
8 comments
PeterH
July 27, 2024 at 4:25 pm
“I want more sanctions so that Venezuela refugees will continue flooding our Southern border!”
Republicans are America’s worst enemy!
Vote all Republicans out of office!
Rick Scott
COD
July 27, 2024 at 7:41 pm
It is not up to the US to impose regime change on other countries. Attempts to do so have only brought destruction and misery. Sanctions are already in place but a patchwork quilt of nonsense and have unintended consequences (exhibit Putin who is now richer with sanctions and tighter with China as a result). What we can do is stop buying Venezuelan oil and SECURE THE BORDER!!!! Except for one I’d like to see the US pivot back to its previous better working relations with Latin America and not buy so much oil from OPEC. This should be a non partisan issue. The US is its own worst enemy.
T
July 28, 2024 at 5:12 am
Don’t forget to state truth 🤡Sanctions onto Maduro
2019 while the Barranquillero was encarcerated.
Basically ASAP Sanctions
NEW PRIVATE RUSSIAN OLIGARCHS SHELL COMPANIES EMERGED PURCHASING OIL FROM MADURO WE ALREADY KNOW
PROXY GULLIANI / TRUMP
MADURO KEPT MAKING $$$
Trump could careless
Lied and laughed at the Vnzlan poor people as they starved
The only reason the now” Doral “Nouvo Rich” loves him
(Mind you not the Vnzlan migration from 60’s 70’s nor 80’s having a completely different social status “Decency” Integrity, Morality)
Is because
They all share the same common denominator.
TAX EVATORS
As well as controling all courts Captured Bought”” Courts Judges “TRACALEROS THIEFS. EXTORTIONIST Venezuela has FED /
Every Corrupt politician post WW2
How dare you
Ask now dead Cuban Pino Century Bank/ cheap Developer his fast quick sale
of his land to a Vnzlan.
Rick Scott HOW DARE YOU
You are #1 Medicare Thief
Hispanics ignore the racial discrimination
Oblivious to WhiteNationalist Supremacist.
MH/Duuuval
July 28, 2024 at 1:16 pm
There seems to be a direct relation between US sanctions and the number of Venezuelans (now 7 million) fleeing that country — many ending up here, where the Red-baiters like Scott and Rubio have the doors wide open to them.
Does it might sense to further tighten the noose?
Adriana
July 29, 2024 at 4:40 pm
I am sad for V people. Their opposition got shut down they fought for freedom from maduro but now the elextions shut down before all the votes are counted. Maduro and his supporters screaming in the streets “we saved democracy” his campaign was “saving democracy” jaja sound familiar to me. People suffering for years now more people will go to US, run from one bad socialista oppressor to find shelter in another one how ironic
Adriana
July 29, 2024 at 9:11 pm
Maduro and cronies shouting in the street “we saved democracy” and “this was a fight for democracy” sent chill down my spine. I am so sad for the people of Venezuela. FP keeps censoring my comment. Why?
Cindy
July 31, 2024 at 8:30 pm
Opinions are for allies.the rest are not allies
Cindy
July 31, 2024 at 8:31 pm
Rick can only discuss this with allies
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