Venezuela’s Warning to Californians: Never Take Elections for Granted |
While Congress argues over whether the Trump administration “overreached” by capturing Venezuela’s dictator Nicolás Maduro, it’s important to remember Venezuela was “not a free and open society” for the past two decades.
Daily Signal California Commentator Elaine Culotti sits down on today’s episode to break apart these claims, reminding us how blessed we are as Americans to have the freedom to vote for the change we want to see.
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Contributor Elaine Culotti. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of her videos.
Hi, I’m Elaine Culotti for The Daily Signal, otherwise known as “Lipstick Farmer.”
I felt compelled to do a podcast today about waking up to the regime change going on in Venezuela.
We’ve had a lot of arguing in the House [of Representatives] about it. And I want to compare it to something, and I want to make a point that’s valid to me.
There is celebration in the streets, and there are a lot of people who think it’s overreaching by the Trump administration. So, it’s going to go back and forth for a long time, and it will be a while before it all shakes out. But what is for sure is that the guy who ran Venezuela ran Venezuela for 26 years.
And, 26 years is not a free and open........