Maduro’s Canonization Party Goes Wrong
Reacting to backlash in Rome and fearing a popular revolt, the Maduro regime arrested more dissidents instead of releasing them, and harassed Cardinal Baltazar Porras
But POTUS also had kind words for Delcy Rodríguez. Meanwhile, Foro Penal confirms chavismo has released 56 political prisoners as of Monday night.
Aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump said he was looking forward to meeting with the opposition leader. A White House official confirmed the meeting the following day.
Trump was also asked about Delcy Rodríguez and Venezuela’s authorities while speaking to reporters on the plane.
Reporter: “Are you or Secretary Rubio going to go to Venezuela?”
Trump: “We may go at some point, yeah, sure. We’re doing well. Venezuela is working out well. We’re working well with the leadership, and we’ll see how it all works out.”
Reporter: “Will you be meeting with Delcy?”
Trump: “At some point I’ll meet, yeah. She’s been very good. She asked us if we’d take 50 million barrels of oil, and I said yes, we can. That’s $4.2 billion. It’s on its way right now to the US.”
Reacting to backlash in Rome and fearing a popular revolt, the Maduro regime arrested more dissidents instead of releasing them, and harassed Cardinal Baltazar Porras
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Young Kennedy Tejeda, a Foro Penal lawyer, went to a detention center in Carabobo to assist detainees. He was then detained.
Diosdado Cabello:
“Progress is being made toward reopening the US embassy in Venezuela and the Venezuelan embassy in the US.
“That will allow us to have representation to look after the safety and wellbeing of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores. That is the fundamental goal.”
The Interior Minister is sending several mayors to prison on drug trafficking allegations, while building unprecedented influence in the Colombo-Venezuelan border