The leaders of three Latin American dictatorships – Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua – issued an unusual message of support for former President Donald Trump after an assassination attempt on Saturday night.
The message marked a departure from the usual combative rhetoric aimed at the former president, who during his presidency had strongly criticized the administration’s rampant human rights abuses and malign activities that threatened U.S. national security.
Trump was the target of an assassination attempt on Saturday during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a gunman fired shots at the podium, wounding the former president in one of his ears and killing former Pennsylvania fire chief Cory Comperatore, who was attending the rally, and his family.
Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro referenced the failed assassination plot against President Trump at a “campaign” rally on Saturday night, ahead of Venezuela’s sham presidential election scheduled for July 28.
in statement Unusually for a socialist dictator, Maduro denied the attacks on Trump and wished the former president a “speedy recovery.”
“We have received news of attacks in the United States against former president and presidential candidate Donald Trump. On behalf of the entire Venezuelan people, I reject and condemn the attacks against former President Donald Trump,” Maduro said. “I pray for Mr. Trump’s speedy recovery and I ask God to grant the American people peace and tranquility.”
“Although we have been adversaries, I wish President Trump good health and a long life and condemn the attacks,” he concluded.
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Cuba’s communist regime, which the United States has designated a state sponsor of terrorism, vaguely “condemned” the attack in a social media post by its figurehead, President Miguel Díaz-Canel, without mentioning Trump.
65 years of terrorist attacks and victims #Cuba
Ratify the historical perspective on all acts of violence. Arms trade and the escalation of political violence #yeah yeah This type of incident is similar to what has happened in these countries.— Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez (@DiazCanelB) July 13, 2024
“Having been a victim of attacks and terrorism for 65 years, Cuba reaffirms its historical position of condemning all forms of violence,” the message read. “The arms trade and the intensification of political violence in the United States have led to incidents such as those that took place in the country this Saturday.”
In addition to Diaz-Canel’s message, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla also Reportedly In a now-deleted message, he condemned the attacks against former President Donald Trump,[d] “Violence in Pennsylvania this afternoon.”
Rodriguez Parilla, like other members of Castro’s administration, has repeatedly attacked Trump. After the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, Rodriguez said: Accused He accused Trump of encouraging his supporters to violate the US Constitution and “disrespect our institutions.”
Under the administration of former President Donald Trump, the United States is once again Designated Cuba has been designated a state sponsor of terrorism due to the Castro regime’s close ties to international terrorist organizations, including the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the Shiite jihadist group Hezbollah, Colombia’s National Liberation Army (ELN), and the Marxist terrorist organization Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
Cuba was first added to the list of state sponsors of terrorism in 1982. Deleted In 2015, former President Barack Obama withdrew from the treaty, maintaining a friendly stance toward the rogue communist regime.
President Maduro’s “solidarity” comments following the assassination attempt contrast with the dictator’s usual demeanor. Hostile Attitude towards former President Maduro Maintained Throughout President Trump’s term.
Maduro further added: Blame President Trump has previously accused Maduro of “approving” a plot to have a “group of snipers” assassinate him in late 2020. Trump has similarly accused current President Joe Biden of trying to assassinate him. Maduro has never presented any evidence to support the accusations.
“Donald Trump has authorized them to kill me. They are going to kill me. Listen, I’m not exaggerating,” Maduro said at the time. “They are moving groups of snipers in Venezuela, they are buying snipers to kill me. Donald Trump made the decision, he carried it out. He has no ethics.”
In 2020, U.S. prosecutors indicted Maduro and other members of his regime on narco-terrorism charges for their leading role in the Cartel of the Suns, an intercontinental cocaine trafficking ring run by senior Venezuelan military officials and members of the Maduro regime. The U.S. Accused The Cartel of the Suns is trying to “flood” the United States with cocaine in order to harm the American people.
As a result of this indictment, the United States Prize Money About Maduro, active since 2020. Maduro Responded He protested against the bounty, calling Trump a “racist cowboy” and a “deplorable human being.”
The Venezuelan dictator has also publicly Celebrated Shortly after President Joe Biden was inaugurated on January 20, 2021, he claimed that Trump’s departure from office was a “victory” for Venezuela as his term came to an end.
“Donald Trump is gone, we defeated him, it’s a victory for Venezuela. Trump is gone, he’s alone, he’s defeated,” Maduro said at the time. “The culture, the identity and the rebellious spirit of the Venezuelan people have won. Trump is gone, but the empire remains with many problems.”
In Nicaragua, the communist Ortega regime condemned the failed attack on Trump in a press note. Published State media insisted it rejected “terrorism in all its forms.”
Nicaragua’s communist government said it “strongly rejects and condemns terrorism in all its forms.”“The peoples of the world have the right to live in peace, security and tranquility, including the right to assemble, to express themselves and to be part of a democracy that we can all exercise,” the Nicaraguan government declared. On a daily basis Arrest We pray and hope that the people of the United States of America will be able to exercise these rights. “We pray for harmony and peace between the people and authorities of the United States of America.”
Christian K. Caruso is a Venezuelan author documenting life under socialism. You can follow him on Twitter. here.
