Cuban-born congressman Carlos Gimenez warns Venezuela must hold new elections within months, not years, after Maduro’s capture and U.S. intervention.
—
AMiami-areacongressmanwhosedistrictishometoasignificantnumberofVenezuelanrefugeessaysthefailedcommuniststateshouldholdnewelectionssoonerratherthanlater.
“Itcan’tbeyears,I’lltellyouthatrightnow,”saidRep.CarlosGimenez,R-Fla.“Thisiswhattheseregimesdo,theyjustnegotiatefortime,trytowaityouout,soyouweakenyourwill.Soitcan’tbe—I’mtalkingmonths,Iamnottalkingyears.”
GimenezisthesoleCuban-bornmemberofCongress,havingfledthecommunistdictatorshipasachildandsettledinMiami’sLittleHavananeighborhood.
HewasalsoamongthefirstmembersofCongresstospeakwithSecretaryofStateMarcoRubioaftertheU.S.governmentexecutedstrikesonCaracasbeforecapturingVenezuelanleaderNicolásMaduroandhiswifeCeliaFlores.
RUBIODEFENDSVENEZUELAOPERATIONAFTERNBCQUESTIONSLACKOFCONGRESSIONALAPPROVALFORMADUROCAPTURE
MadurowasflowntotheU.S.bythemil
