The United States Secretary of State joined just about everyone else in accusing the Maduro government in Venezuela of rigging the presidential election this week.
Blinkin was very clear, in diplomaticspeak at least, that the results were cooked. Almost everybody around the world agrees–exit polls showed that the opposition would score a massive victory, there are videos of thugs assaulting voters and stealing ballot boxes, and early returns were showing a massive loss for Maduro.
US Sec of State Blinken:
“We have serious concerns that the results announced do not reflect the will or the votes of the Venezuelan people. The international community is watching this very closely and will respond accordingly.”
Since when does this jokester care about… pic.twitter.com/4vtFd9MdTS
— 🇺🇸ProudArmyBrat (@leslibless) July 29, 2024
Then, the government declared that Maduro won. It was…