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| Puerto Rico governor asks Trump to intervene after Venezuela's Maduro threatened to invade the US territory |
| 2025-01-15 |
| [FoxNews] The governor of Puerto Rico pleaded for President-elect Trump to intervene after Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro threatened to invade the U.S. island territory. In a letter addressed to Trump, Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón said, "[J]ust a few days after holding an illegitimate swearing-in ceremony in a desperate attempt to cling to power in Venezuela," Maduro "publicly proposed an invasion of Puerto Rico." Maduro, who was sworn in for a third six-year presidential term despite international condemnation of his recent reelection as illegitimate, made the threat Saturday at the end of the "International Anti-Fascist Festival" hosted in Caracas. The socialist dictator made an apparent reference to Trump's remarks eyeing U.S. control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, stating: "Just as the North has an agenda of colonization, we have an agenda of liberation." Maduro vowed that the "freedom of Puerto Rico is pending, and we will achieve it with Brazilian troops," according to Latin America Reports. "This is an open threat to the United States, our national security, and stability in the region," González-Colón told Trump. "I trust your incoming administration will swiftly respond and make clear to the Maduro regime that, under your leadership, the United States, will protect American lives and sovereignty and will not bow down to the threats of petty, murderous dictators." |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #3 Venezuela would need ships that work for an amphibious landing. They could be repelled by Carnival Cruise lines. It’s just a ludicrous threat in response to Trump’s Panama statements. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2025-01-15 17:47 |
| #2 swksvoIFF it is amazing how your vision clears when a knife is at your throat. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2025-01-15 14:12 |
| #1 This the same Puerto Rico which conspired to embarrass Trump's hurricane relief action? Not being vindictive, just wondering if the government has grown up. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2025-01-15 14:09 |