Venezuela should allow Leopoldo Lopez, a political prisoner & husband of @liliantintori (just met w/ @marcorubio) out of prison immediately. pic.twitter.com/bt8Xhdo7al
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2017
The WSJ editorial board Trump’s Best Tweet. He speaks up for freedom in Venezuela, unlike his predecessor.
Taking no chances of anyone noticing, the Maduro government on Wednesday shut down CNN En Español, the nation’s last remaining source of independent news.
But President Trump noticed. That tweet demanding the release of Leopoldo López belies Mr. Trump’s reputation for being soft on authoritarian leaders. On Monday the Trump Treasury Department put Venezuelan Vice President Tareck El Aissami on its sanctions list for allegedly aiding drug traffickers.
Re; Lack of food in Venezuela
I did not know until today that they call it “The Maduro Diet”
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/02/20/study-venezuelans-lost-19-lbs-on-average-over-past-year-due-to-lack-food.html