Venezuelan journalist Germania Rodriguez Poleo delivered a message aimed at English-speaking audiences as she said she was already seeing people organize protests in support of Nicolas Maduro.
In her remarks, she urged people not to let their feelings about President Donald Trump lead them to defend Maduro.
“Now a message to my english speaking friends, because I’m already seeing people are organizing protests. Hands off Venezuela. Let’s defend Maduro. We love dictators,” Rodriguez Poleo said.
Rodriguez Poleo framed her message as a warning to those she said were preparing demonstrations, and she argued that opposition to President Trump should not translate into backing Venezuela’s dictator.
“Do not for a moment, let your hatred and disdain for Donald Trump, an unsavory character, have you defending the dictator of my country that was destroyed by him and Chavez and their system 20 years ago?” she said.
Rodriguez Poleo said Venezuelans were happy about Maduro’s arrest and said she viewed it as a turning point after decades without justice.
“We Venezuelans are very, very happy that our dictator has been arrested, removed, and will be put through a trial,” Rodriguez Poleo said.
She described the moment as the first time she believes justice is being pursued after a long period.
“It’s the first time we’re seeing justice in 26 years,” she said.
Rodriguez Poleo also expressed hope that additional figures she described as criminals would be removed from Venezuela, and she tied that outcome to Venezuelans being able to return home.
“Now let’s hope that they get the rest of the criminals out of Venezuela and then we can return home,” she said.
In her statement, Rodriguez Poleo linked Venezuela’s destruction to Maduro, Hugo Chavez, and what she described as their system, and she urged her audience to reject calls to defend Maduro even if they strongly oppose President Trump.
Her comments centered on two themes: the protests she said were being organized by English speakers and her support for Maduro being arrested, removed, and put through a trial.
Rodriguez Poleo said she hoped the removal of Maduro and other criminals would lead to Venezuelans being able to return home after what she described as years of destruction tied to Maduro, Chavez, and their system.
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Venezuelan journalist Germania Rodriguez Poleo's message to those who are mad that President Trump captured dictator Nicolas Maduro:
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