Dear Venezuelans, the world knows your story. No matter who tries to recognize, legitimize, or elevate the regime, the world knows your truth, your suffering, and the abuse you have endured.
She can be handed the stage. She can pretend to hold the title. But she can never make it hers— it belongs to you.
President Trump could have called for elections, negotiated with legitimate leadership in Venezuela, and secured the country’s oil concessions with the legitimacy and backing of 90% of the Venezuelan population.
Instead, he chose to negotiate a deal with Delcy Rodríguez behind the backs of the Venezuelan people—one that I believe will have an enormous negative impact on the United States for decades to come. In doing so, he has handed the anti-imperialist Latin American left a powerful weapon that they will use to win elections for decades, turn populations against the United States, and, in turn, once again push the majority of Venezuelans against the United States.
For decades, many people, myself included, argued that the United States was a better strategic and economic partner for our countries than China, Russia, or Iran because it respected the rule of law, institutions, and democracy. Today, given what has just happened, it will be extremely difficult to make that case.
I insist that, after January 3, President Trump was seen as a hero by the vast majority of Venezuelans and by a large portion of Latin Americans. That image has changed dramatically over the past few months, and the way this deal has been handled will only make the situation worse.
It is deeply unfortunate, because President Trump could have achieved an equally favorable outcome for the United States while also having the backing of the Venezuelan people. He only needed to change the interlocutor. Now, I don’t see how this can be fixed, and I believe that, politically, this will greatly benefit communists and socialists—the true enemies of the United States—across the region.
Salomón Rondón y su sana costumbre de hacer goles importantes!!! @salorondon23 le da el triunfo a River 1-0 ante Belgrano y se mete en semifinales de la Copa de la Liga.
A todos aquellos hermanos peruanos que están constantemente insultando a los Venezolanos, solo me gustaría recordarles que fue un Caraqueño y un Cumanés los que les regalaron la Libertad a su país, se llamaban, Simón y Antonio José, no lo olviden nunca.
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