Diosdado Cabello blocking aid and rescue operations
Video footage showed Diosdado Cabello actively preventing aid and rescue workers from reaching earthquake victims in Venezuela.
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Trump Attacks Venezuela after Disaster
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Jul 1, 2026
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Congressman Jiménez: 'It Was an Act of God'
At 11:56 · chapter starts 10:28
The CNN clip featuring Congressman Carlos Jiménez — one of the MAGA Republicans from South Florida who promised Venezuelan-American constituents that Trump would treat them compassionately — is a masterclass in political evasion [1] — Carlos Jiménez "CNN confronted Congressman Carlos Jiménez with the news that 150 Venezuelans his policies helped deport were at the earthquake epicenter wh…" 10:28 . Asked directly whether DHS has a responsibility to account for the missing deportees, Jiménez refuses. He retreats to process: they were 'deported legally.' He invokes theology: it was 'an act of God.' He claims no one could have foreseen an earthquake in Venezuela 'since last October.' The framing is striking — a congressman who championed deportation policies now disclaiming any connection between those policies and their fatal consequences. Meiselas sets up the clip with biting commentary about how Jiménez and other South Florida MAGA Republicans 'threw their own people to the wolves' after promising them protection under Trump.
Congressman Jiménez: Earthquake Deaths Are 'An Act of God,' Not DHS's Problem
CNN confronted Congressman Carlos Jiménez with the news that 150 Venezuelans his policies helped deport were at the earthquake epicenter when it struck. His response: they were deported legally, and what happened after is just 'an act of God.' Nobody could have foreseen an earthquake, he said — despite months of seismic warnings.
Diosdado Cabello: Trump's Partner Has a $25 Million Narcoterrorist Bounty
Diosdado Cabello — Venezuela's interior minister and the enforcer blocking earthquake aid and rescue workers — has a $25 million US government bounty on him for narcoterrorism. Trump rails publicly against narcoterrorists while privately backing the very man the DEA is hunting.
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