
Sen. Rick Scott publicly broke with the Trump administration's Venezuela policy this weekend, rejecting Washington's recognition of Delcy Rodríguez as Venezuela's leader and calling her "the head of a cartel" as opposition leader María Corina Machado urged Venezuelans around the world to mobilize for political prisoners.
"Delcy Rodriguez is NOT the president of Venezuela, she's the head of a cartel. She's despicable," Scott wrote on X. "ALL the political prisoners in Venezuela must be RELEASED IMMEDIATELY, the oppression needs to stop, and free and FAIR elections MUST HAPPEN!"