Puerto Rico’s new Republican governor is drawing attention to Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro’s military threats against the U.S. island in the wake of President-elect Trump’s calls for ...

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The governor of Puerto Rico pleaded for President-elect Trump to intervene after Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro threatened to invade the U.S. island territory. In a letter addressed to Trump ...

President Nicolas Maduro looks on during a press conference after testifying before the electoral chamber at main headquarters of the Supreme Court of Justice on Aug. 2, 2024, at the Miraflores ...

Puerto Rico’s governor offered to assist Trump in countering Venezuela’s threats when he takes office next week. Getty Images Maduro, 62, issued the ominous warning on Saturday during a speech ...

“In fact, the United States shares a maritime boundary with Venezuela in Puerto Rico." The call to Trump comes at an awkward time for the president-elect, who recently refused to rule out ...

“The freedom of Puerto Rico is pending, and we will achieve it with Brazilian troops.” Maduro’s threat came a day after he was sworn in for a new term as president of Venezuela, a position ...

Jenniffer González-Colón said, “[J]ust a few days after holding an illegitimate swearing-in ceremony in a desperate attempt to cling to power in Venezuela,” Maduro “publicly proposed an invasion of ...

In fact, the United States shares a maritime boundary with Venezuela in Puerto Rico." She said that Maduro's calls for an invasion "are a clear attempt to get rid of the United States' presence ...

Puerto Rico’s new Republican governor is drawing attention to ... “Maduro’s days are numbered. If the dictator in Venezuela does not want to end up like other dictators Mussolini and Gaddafi, he ...