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Pedro Camacho

Venezuela's Second in Command Says U.S. 'Imperial Madness' Won't Spoil Holidays in the Country

Venezuela's Minister of Interior Relations, Justice, and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, speaks during a press conference of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) in Caracas on October 27, 2025. (Credit: Photo by JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images)

Venezuela's interior minister Diosdado Cabello, widely regarded as Nicolás Maduro's second in command, said Monday that U.S. military pressure and recent actions by Washington will not disrupt holiday celebrations in Venezuela.

Speaking during a televised ceremony for the delivery of vehicles to police forces, Cabello said that despite months of tension with the United States, "they are not going to spoil Christmas or New Year's for us. They can't, because of all the things we have endured and all the things they have tried against this people."

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