Venezuelan Journalist Slams Protests for Maduro's Release, Shares Escape Story

Outrage Over Protests for Maduro's Release

• 💡 Venezuelan-American journalist Germania Rodriguez Poleo describes protests urging Nicolás Maduro's release as "disgusting" and "shameful."
• 🎯 She asserts that the protesters are not Venezuelan and are disrespecting the suffering of political prisoners and those starving in Venezuela.
• ⚠️ Poleo views these protests as a threat to national security, criticizing the willingness of some youth to support a "criminal dictatorship."

Family's Escape from Venezuela

• ✈️ Poleo recounts fleeing Venezuela with her mother at age 11, 20 years ago, due to her mother's journalism critical of Hugo Chavez.
• ⛓️ Her mother was accused of terrorism and forced into hiding before escaping to Curaçao, similar to Maria Corina Machado.
• 🗣️ She notes that this occurred when the world was being told socialism could work under Chavez.

Current Situation in Venezuela

• 😨 Friends and family in Venezuela remain "terrorized by the regime" and are afraid to celebrate due to threats of imprisonment.
• 🌱 Despite the fear, there is hope for the first time in 26 years that the country might be free.
• 🚫 The current tyranny persists, and Venezuela is still not free.

Concerns Over New Leadership

• 🚩 Poleo expresses deep concern over Delcy Rodríguez, who she states is more radical than Maduro and known as the "chief of torture."
• 🧠 She believes Rodríguez is a smart ideologue who knows how to handle herself, but fears she will further damage the country.
• 📉 Poleo warns that under Rodríguez, the oil industry will not recover, and under Tarek William Saab, there will be no justice.

Message to President Trump

• 🙏 Poleo thanks President Trump for caring about Venezuela's cause after 26 years of being ignored.
• ⚖️ She expresses gratitude for Maduro's arrest, calling it a "glimpse of justice."
• 🏁 Poleo urges President Trump to "finish the job" by addressing the ongoing issues under the new leadership.