Mike Waltz, Trump’s next advisor: “Sanctions must be expanded to minimize Maduro’s resources”
The approval in the United States House of Representatives of the Bolívar Lawwhat are you looking for strengthen sanctions against the government of Nicolás Maduro and freeze additional assets that are currently at its disposalwas celebrated on Monday by US Congressman Mike Waltz, nominated by President-elect Donald Trump as the future National Security Advisor to the White House.
Through a press release, Waltz said that The United States should “maintain existing sanctions against the regime and seek to expand sanctions to minimize Maduro’s resources.” to abuse the freedoms and prosperity of the Venezuelan people.
“Venezuela is in crisis due to the illegitimate and authoritarian government and Marxist policies of Nicolás Maduro and his Caracas cartel. Maduro and his cronies have mocked and ignored the electoral will of the Venezuelan people, inciting violent actions against the democratic opposition. “Our policy must be based on solidarity with the brave activists who strive to break the chains of oppression and not provide aid and comfort to their oppressors,” he said.
He noted that the Bolívar Law “sends a clear and powerful message to Maduro, as well as other dictators around the world, that there will be no appeasement, there will be no tolerance, there will be no reward for their illegal and dishonest actions.”
Who is Mike Waltz?
Trump chose Republican Congressman Mike Waltz as his National Security Advisor last Tuesday.a key decision-making position to navigate geopolitical conflicts such as the war between Russia and Ukraine and the Gaza war.
Waltz, 50 years old and a representative from Florida, is also a businessman and former American Green Beret, the name by which members of the Army Special Forces are known, has been one of Trump’s most visible representatives during his election campaign.
He was a member of the House Armed Services, Intelligence and Foreign Affairs Committees and has prior government experience as an advisor to former Defense Secretaries Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates.
He is one of the Republican legislators who wrote a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee last August to support the nomination of Venezuelan opponent María Corina Machado for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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