Hector Cedeno

Venezuelan! weekend photographer, father, happily married

[Hector Cedeno @hj_cedeno]

@SenRickScott @estebangerbasi Respected @SenRickScott you are one of the best ally that the good Venezuelan people have in the US, may god bless you!

[Hector Cedeno @hj_cedeno]

@WhiteHouse Thank you so much @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @SecRubio @marcorubio @PeteHegseth on behalf of the Venezuelans of good! We profoundly appreciate your assistance, liberating our country from the Narco-Terrorist the facto dictator. Make Venezuela Great Again, God bless you!

[Hector Cedeno @hj_cedeno]

@Kasparov63 Thank you!

[Doug Ford @fordnation]

President Trump is at it again.

His 25 per cent tariffs on cars and light trucks will do nothing more than increase costs for hard-working American families. U.S. markets are already on the decline as the president causes more chaos and uncertainty. He’s putting American jobs at risk.

I’ve spoken with Prime Minister Carney. We agree Canada needs to stand firm, strong and united. I fully support the federal government preparing retaliatory tariffs to show that we’ll never back down.

[Alejandra Oraa @alejandraoraa]

This is the reality of many Venezuelans in the United States:
•They are among the Hispanic groups with the highest educational attainment: approximately 48.5% hold a university degree, compared to the national average of 27%.
•They are active entrepreneurs: their businesses generate millions of dollars and create jobs for many people.

And when it comes to the labor force…
•Nearly 74% of Venezuelan immigrants aged 16 and older are active in the workforce. That’s higher than the 66% of all immigrants and the 62% of U.S.-born individuals.

I know this hasn’t been the prevailing narrative in the U.S. over the past month. That’s why I want to highlight these figures—to look beyond the negative headlines.

Sources:
Pew Research Center
Migration Policy Institute
IOM

[Esteban Gerbasi @estebangerbasi]

Venezuela's narco-military state threatens regional, global stability - Washington Times- https://t.co/qNd0v0POae

[Rick Scott @SenRickScott]

Venezuelans have made it clear that President-elect @EdmundoGU is their leader & Maduro’s time is OVER.

As we prepare for González’s inauguration, the U.S. must lead the effort to bring freedom & democracy to Venezuela by passing the VALOR Act.
https://t.co/SY42QhA2U8

[Mario Díaz-Balart @MarioDB]

Thank you, President @realDonaldTrump, for your solidarity with the courageous Venezuelan people in their fight for freedom.

[Thomas van Linge @ThomasVLinge]

The MFA of the #Netherlands 🇳🇱 voices his support and admiration for Maria Corina machado and the people of #Venezuela 🇻🇪.

Following last year's elections the Dutch embassy in #Caracas sheltered Edmundo Gonzalez for almost a month.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

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[Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social @TrumpDailyPosts]

Venezuelan democracy activist Maria Corina Machado and President-elect Gonzalez are peacefully expressing the voices and the WILL of the Venezuelan people with hundreds of thousands of people demonstrating against the regime. The great Venezuelan American community in the United States overwhelmingly support a free Venezuela, and strongly supported me. These freedom fighters should not be harmed, and MUST stay SAFE and ALIVE!

Donald Trump Truth Social 04:36 PM EST 01/09/25

[Thomas van Linge @ThomasVLinge]

This course of events suggests the regime got cold feet after arresting Maria Corina Machado. Fearing a forceful response both in the streets and the international arena they forced her to record a video to calm things down before setting her free.

[Thomas van Linge @ThomasVLinge]

#Venezuela 🇻🇪: regime figure Diosdado Cabello is already spreading disinformation, claiming Maria Corina Machado was never arrested in the first place.

It was confirmed by several sources that indeed she was. The regime released her shortly thereafter

[Emmanuel Rincón @EmmaRincon]

Tomorrow Edmundo Gonzalez, upon being sworn in as president of Venezuela, must immediately negotiate with allied governments a military operation to restore Constitutional order in Venezuela and free Maria Corina Machado.

The Venezuelan people demand respect for popular sovereignty.

[Anaida Poilievre @AnaPoilievre]

"If something happens to me, the instructions are very clear: for my team, for the Venezuelans. No one here is going to negotiate freedom," María Corina Machado on January 6.

Today she was kidnapped by the Maduro regime.

[Thomas van Linge @ThomasVLinge]

Maria Corina Machado just three days ago: “If something happens to me, the instructions are very clear: for my team, for the Venezuelans. We will not negotiate about our freedoms.”

#Venezuela 🇻🇪

[Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez @RepCarlos]

🚨#SOSVenezuela🚨 Venezuela’s opposition leader @MariaCorinaYA has just been violently abducted by Maduro’s thugs! SHARE & RT!

[Thomas van Linge @ThomasVLinge]

#Venezuela 🇻🇪 BREAKING: it is being reported that regime forces opened fire on the motorcycle carrying Maria Corina Machado as she was leaving the protest rally in the Chacao district of #Caracas.

[Hector Cedeno @hj_cedeno]

RT @AnaPoilievre: #URGENTE | Confirmed:

María Corina Machado was violently kidnapped by the Maduro regime. One of her motorcyclists was in…