Venezuelan activist urges Trump to end Maduro’s rule

Venezuelan activist Yesenia González has voiced her strong support for US intervention in Venezuela, asserting that it is essential to end Nicolás Maduro’s rule and restore justice to the Venezuelan people. Speaking to a Newsday reporter at her office in Port of Spain on October 29, González expressed unwavering confidence that democracy would soon prevail in Venezuela. She criticized Maduro’s administration as a dictatorship, accusing him of severe human rights violations, suppression of free speech, and electoral fraud in the July 28 presidential election. González emphasized that Maduro’s presidency is illegitimate and called for the closure of the Venezuelan Embassy in Trinidad, describing it as an illegal entity. She also condemned Opposition Leader Penelope Beckles for hosting Venezuela’s ambassador, Álvaro Enrique Sánchez Corderoon, labeling it as inappropriate. González believes that US intervention will pave the way for new leadership in Venezuela, led by Edmundo González Urrutia and opposition leader María Corina Machado. She dismissed the National Assembly of Venezuela’s declaration of Trinidadian Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar as persona non grata, calling it a meaningless act by Maduro’s allies. González also addressed the issue of illegal immigration in Trinidad, urging the government to engage in dialogue rather than deporting migrants, whom she described as valuable contributors to the economy. She warned of potential violent uprisings by Maduro’s supporters in Trinidad and called for vigilance against criminal groups like Tren de Aragua. González concluded with a message of hope, urging Venezuelans to stay strong and Trinidadians to remain calm, expressing her belief that Maduro’s rule is nearing its end.