Florida’s Republican elected officials are praising the actions of the Trump administration and the arrest of Nicolas Maduro, but they acknowledge it will take time for democracy to take hold in Venezuela. “Now we have a lot of work to do,” U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) said Monday morning. “It’s going to be a lot of work to get to democracy and freedom. What we have to think about is what we want the kids in Venezuela have the same opportunities we want our kids and our grandkids to have.”Scott joined U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) at an event in South Florida with members of the Venezuelan community to celebrate the capture of Maduro. “Today, Venezuela is not only safer,” Moody said. “People of Venezuela are not only safer. The United States of America is safer. Our people are safer. And indeed, the world is safer.”While the path to a democratic government in Venezuela is unclear, Scott made the case for why ousting Maduro from power will benefit the American people.”We’re going to have a new trading partner,” Scott said. “People we know, our friends and our family, are going to be able to live their dream in Venezuela. We’re going to have lower oil and gas prices.”Congressman Maxwell Frost from Orlando and other Democratic lawmakers condemned the U.S. military strike in the Venezuelan capital. They’re arguing that President Donald Trump acted outside of his constitutional authority. “Donald Trump is an authoritarian U.S. president who has decided to use Venezuela as a political pawn,” Frost said in a video posted on social media.Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried said she’s hoping this opens a chance for true Democracy in Venezuela, but she added, “Congress and the American people were entirely bypassed.”Moody blasted politicians who are criticizing the military operation in Caracas. She accused them of “being the mouthpiece of a criminal.””Without understanding the historical facts that led us to this day, and without understanding the law that allows for the United States to go after a drug trafficker that cooperates with cartels, with narco-terrorists, that has resulted in the destruction and devastation of this country and our families,” Moody said.At the so-called Deportation Depot in north Florida during a news conference on illegal immigration, Gov. Ron DeSantis voiced his support in bringing Maduro to justice on narco-terrorism, drug and weapons charges. “My sincere hope is that the people of Venezuela are going to be able to liberate themselves from the yoke of the Chavez-Maduro reign,” DeSantis said.A representative of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado joined Florida’s U.S. Senators at the event in Doral. While Scott said he believes Machado should be part of Venezuela’s new leadership, over the weekend, Trump dismissed working with her on a political transition.
Florida’s Republican elected officials are praising the actions of the Trump administration and the arrest of Nicolas Maduro, but they acknowledge it will take time for democracy to take hold in Venezuela.
“Now we have a lot of work to do,” U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) said Monday morning. “It’s going to be a lot of work to get to democracy and freedom. What we have to think about is what we want the kids in Venezuela have the same opportunities we want our kids and our grandkids to have.”
Scott joined U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) at an event in South Florida with members of the Venezuelan community to celebrate the capture of Maduro.
“Today, Venezuela is not only safer,” Moody said. “People of Venezuela are not only safer. The United States of America is safer. Our people are safer. And indeed, the world is safer.”
While the path to a democratic government in Venezuela is unclear, Scott made the case for why ousting Maduro from power will benefit the American people.
“We’re going to have a new trading partner,” Scott said. “People we know, our friends and our family, are going to be able to live their dream in Venezuela. We’re going to have lower oil and gas prices.”
Congressman Maxwell Frost from Orlando and other Democratic lawmakers condemned the U.S. military strike in the Venezuelan capital. They’re arguing that President Donald Trump acted outside of his constitutional authority.
“Donald Trump is an authoritarian U.S. president who has decided to use Venezuela as a political pawn,” Frost said in a video posted on social media.
Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried said she’s hoping this opens a chance for true Democracy in Venezuela, but she added, “Congress and the American people were entirely bypassed.”
Moody blasted politicians who are criticizing the military operation in Caracas. She accused them of “being the mouthpiece of a criminal.”
“Without understanding the historical facts that led us to this day, and without understanding the law that allows for the United States to go after a drug trafficker that cooperates with cartels, with narco-terrorists, that has resulted in the destruction and devastation of this country and our families,” Moody said.
At the so-called Deportation Depot in north Florida during a news conference on illegal immigration, Gov. Ron DeSantis voiced his support in bringing Maduro to justice on narco-terrorism, drug and weapons charges.
“My sincere hope is that the people of Venezuela are going to be able to liberate themselves from the yoke of the Chavez-Maduro reign,” DeSantis said.
A representative of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado joined Florida’s U.S. Senators at the event in Doral.
While Scott said he believes Machado should be part of Venezuela’s new leadership, over the weekend, Trump dismissed working with her on a political transition.