ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A group of protesters demanded the release of Nicolas Maduro Saturday as they marched around Mirror Lake and downtown St. Petersburg.
“We believe that we, as a United States, should completely get out of Latin America and allow people to live their lives and have sovereignty every day,” Carla Correa, one of the protest organizers, told WFLA.
Many spoke against President Trump’s actions, including Richie Floyd, the only Democratic Socialist in office in St. Petersburg.
But Venezuelans across the US argue that the capture of Nicolas Maduro was imperative to stabilize their country, and say the people marching in many cases are not even from their country.
Elvia Gordils, a native of Venezuela, told us, “In many cases, the protesters are not even Venezuelan.”
Protesters continued marching until 6, demanding Maduro’s release.
Other residents of St. Petersburg told us they believe the fate of Nicolas Maduro should be left in the hands of the United States’ justice system.
“I think that they’ve got to figure out exactly what it was that he was doing, because there are a lot of allegations against him.” Cherie McClelland told us, “So I fully feel like, you know, they really need to go after him, and he shouldn’t be running that country, if any of that is true.”
Maduro’s next court date is set for March 17th.
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