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Jiménez Finally Admits Delcy Is Failing — But Misses His Own Role
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The episode returns to Congressman Carlos Jiménez for a second CNN interview clip that reveals a split personality at the heart of MAGA Venezuela politics. Asked whether Delcy Rodriguez's government can handle the earthquake response, Jiménez says flatly that it cannot. He calls her the 'interim dictator' — a more honest label than the diplomatic 'interim president.' He advocates conditioning US aid on democratic reforms and the release of political prisoners [1] — Carlos Jiménez "CNN pressed Congressman Jiménez on whether Delcy Rodriguez's government is capable of managing the earthquake response. He admitted it isn'…" 20:00 . He even endorses allowing María Corina Machado back into Venezuela. These are, on their face, reasonable positions. But Meiselas is unsparing: Jiménez is 'the regime.' His party supports Trump. Trump supports Delcy. That chain of political dependency makes Jiménez a direct enabler of everything he's now complaining about. The segment highlights how MAGA politicians are simultaneously criticizing the consequences of Trump's Venezuela policy while remaining unwilling to criticize Trump himself — a logical impossibility that Meiselas dissects with exasperation.
A CNN anchor noted the US has put more than $300 million and search-and-rescue teams into the Venezuela earthquake relief effort.
CNN pressed Congressman Jiménez on whether Delcy Rodriguez's government is capable of managing the earthquake response. He admitted it isn't, called her the 'interim dictator,' and said the US should condition aid on democratic reforms. Ben Meiselas: you ARE the regime, and you still don't see it.
A Venezuelan regime soldier was caught on camera drinking liquor at the collapsed towers in La Guaira while desperate relatives searched for earthquake victims. The footage is emblematic of a government that is not just failing — it is actively indifferent to the suffering it is supposed to alleviate.
