“If you touch a hair on Edmundo González’s head, the U.S. will take care of it”: Republican Congresswoman

The Biden administration said that the decisions taken by Nicolás Maduro demonstrate “the lack of commitment to the democratic principles that other countries in the region defend,” however, Maria Elvira Salazar, a representative to the United States House for the Republican Party, went further and sent a harsh warning to the Maduro regime if they threaten the lives and safety of opponents María Corina Machado and Edmundo González.

The Republican assured that the United States has already shown its position regarding the situation in Venezuela, due to the “irregular” proclamation of Nicolás Maduro as president after Sunday’s elections. Other American countries also showed their position and rejected the democratic act, which they called “electoral fraud.”

For this reason, the American representative of Cuban origin, who forcefully stated that “If Chavismo touches a hair on María Corina Machado and/or Edmundo González, the United States will make sure that justice reaches them very soon”.

According to a White House statement, the United States has been closely monitoring the presidential election, as well as subsequent announcements by Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE).

Through a statement by National Security Council (NSC) Spokesperson Adrienne Watson, the U.S. government expressed its concern and distrust regarding the results of the elections in the Latin American country, since “there are clear signs that the electoral results announced by the National Electoral Council of Venezuela do not reflect the will of the Venezuelan people as expressed at the polls.”

The United States has stressed that it stands on the side of “the democratic aspirations of the Venezuelan people”supporting the right to free expression without retaliation, at a time of absolute violence in the Latin American country, where citizens cannot express their opinions freely and without fear.

The White House says it is currently reviewing electoral data shared by civil society organizations and international observers.

Since Monday, President Joe Biden’s administration has expressed concern that the results of Sunday’s elections in Venezuela “do not reflect the desire for change” expressed by the majority of citizens before the elections.

John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council, was among the first officials to make statements about the controversial electoral process, “Frankly, we are concerned that the result, as announced, does not reflect the will of the Venezuelan people. “It is absolutely critical that every vote is counted fairly and transparently, that election officials immediately share information with the opposition, that independent observers promptly publish a full and detailed vote count. We will wait until then. We and the international community are watching, and we will respond accordingly,” he warned.

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