GOP rep explodes at suggestion he’s not backing Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado after Maduro capture

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“Do not put words in my mouth,” he went on. “I will not tolerate putting words in my mouth or my colleagues’ mouths. We have been consistent from day one.”

“The next democratically elected president of Venezuela is going to be Maria Corina Machado.”

U.S. Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart, Carlos Gimenez and Maria Elvira Salazar at a press conference on U.S. strikes in Venezuela. 
Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima.
US special forces captured Nicolas Maduro in a daring operation early Saturday.truthsocial/@realDonaldTrump

Díaz-Balart’s two GOP colleagues, Reps. Carlos Giménez (R-Fla.) and Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) nodded on in approval as he ripped into the reporter.

All three House members are Cuban-American and have been outspoken in their criticism of Maduro — whose regime is propping up the communist government of Cuba.

Earlier in the day, Saturday, Trump had publicly cast doubt on the idea of Machado leading Venezuela.

“I think it’d be very tough for her to be the leader,” Trump said during a press conference celebrating Maduro’s capture. “She doesn’t have the support or the respect within the country. She’s a very nice woman, but she doesn’t have the respect.” Continue reading…

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