Newsweek reports:
Puerto Rico’s governor has called on President-elect Donald Trump to respond after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called for an invasion of the island territory. Maduro’s comments were an “open threat to the United States and our national security,” Jenniffer González-Colón wrote in a post on X on Monday.
On Friday, the U.S. announced a $25 million reward for information leading to Maduro’s arrest or conviction. The next day, Maduro called for Puerto Rico to be liberated from the U.S while speaking at the International Anti-Fascist Festival in Caracas. “The freedom of Puerto Rico is pending, and we will achieve it with Brazilian troops,” he said.
Trump has history with Puerto Rico. During his first term, he resisted sending aid after the island was devastated by hurricanes and tossed paper towels into a crowd during a visit after Hurricane Maria in 2017. Last October, a comedian called Puerto Rico “a floating island of garbage” during a Trump rally, sparking outrage.
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Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro called for an invasion of Puerto Rico, an open threat to the United States and our national security. I sent a letter to President @realDonaldTrump, trusting his administration will swiftly respond and make clear to the Maduro narco-regime that… pic.twitter.com/fmq32X793n
— Jenniffer González (@Jenniffer) January 13, 2025
🚨URGENTE – Maduro diz que irá usar tropas brasileiras para “liberar” Porto Rico do domínio norte-americano!
“Conseguiremos a liberdade de Porto Rico contra os americanos com as tropas do Brasil!” pic.twitter.com/p5fzzoizv3
— SPACE LIBERDADE (@NewsLiberdade) January 12, 2025
Puerto Rico asks Donald Trump for help after Venezuela’s Maduro threatens invasion https://t.co/3eCB4zmWng
— The Hill (@thehill) January 14, 2025
Puerto Rico’s new resident commissioner @PabloJoseHR sends a message to Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro: “Mr. Maduro, the future of Puerto Rico will be decided by Puerto Ricans in a peaceful and democratic manner, the same way that the future of Venezuela should be decided… pic.twitter.com/7TiYor3DXR
— Cristina Corujo (@cristina_corujo) January 14, 2025