{"id":2062742,"date":"2023-10-10T22:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T02:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-lift-some-venezuelan-sanctions-if-they-pinky-promise-to-hold-free-elections\/"},"modified":"2023-10-10T22:22:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T02:22:38","slug":"biden-to-lift-some-venezuelan-sanctions-if-they-pinky-promise-to-hold-free-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-lift-some-venezuelan-sanctions-if-they-pinky-promise-to-hold-free-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden to ease Venezuelan sanctions if they commit to fair elections."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-to-lift-some-venezuelan-sanctions-if-they-pinky-promise-to-hold-free-elections%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2062742&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>This author has said it once, and he\u2019ll say it again: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/americas-enemies-have-a-best-friend-in-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">America\u2019s enemies have\u2062 a\u2064 best friend\u200d in President Joe Biden<\/a>.<\/h2>\n<p>The latest\u2064 evidence \u2064proving that statement can \u2064be found in\u2063 his administration\u2019s purported plan to ease\u200b Venezuelan sanctions in exchange for\u2062 the Maduro government\u2019s pinky promise to hold\u2064 free elections\u200c next year.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Bloomberg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-10-10\/us-venezuela-near-deal-on-sanctions-relief-for-steps-toward-fair-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> \u2063that the U.S. government and Venezuela are close to \u2062finalizing the deal:\u200c Biden and co. \u200cwill lift sanctions on oil drilling \u2064and banking\u2064 \u2014 but only after socialist dictator Nicolas \u2064Maduro and\u2064 his gang announce democratic reforms.<\/p>\n<p>This could allow Venezuela access to \u200bupwards of $3 billion\u2064 frozen \u2064in European banks while enriching the government\u2019s pockets due\u200c to the country\u2019s natural resources. These sanctions were imposed on the Latin American \u200dnation by former \u2063President Donald Trump in 2019. Maduro \u200bis notoriously\u200d corrupt. It stands to reason that he will \u200bbe made richer once these sanctions are lifted.<\/p>\n<p>If \u2064you haven\u2019t noticed, the Biden administration seems intent on undoing Trump\u2019s foreign policy \u2014 even if it rewards \u2064America\u2019s adversaries. (See: \u200dIran.)<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it\u2019s unclear how \u200bseriously Maduro\u2019s commitment to \u201cfree and fair\u201d\u200d elections\u200b should be taken.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2022, \u200cElliott \u200bAbrams, the U.S. Department of\u200b State\u2019s special representative to \u200dVenezuela, <a href=\"https:\/\/ge.usembassy.gov\/maduros-election-plan-no-participation-no-choice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warned<\/a>, \u200c\u201cThe conditions for\u2062 free\u200d and fair elections are actually much worse\u200b today than\u200b they were in May 2018, when Maduro held the presidential elections that democracies all over \u2062the world have said were fraudulent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maduro\u200c has claimed \u2063that 2018 was\u2062 a fair election \u2014 despite the \u2064evidence to\u2064 the contrary. He\u2019s not fooling anybody, \u200bexcept the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK\u2064 HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One Republican who has spent years warning against alleviating sanctions is Senator Marco\u200d Rubio (R-FL).<\/p>\n<p>As recently as September 2023, Rubio wrote a letter to U.S. Secretary\u200c of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet \u2062Yellen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny sanctions that would benefit\u2064 the Venezuelan regime, \u200cas well \u200das \u200don [Petr\u00f3leos de Venezuela], \u2062oil production, or refinement, \u200bor infusing\u200b Chinese cash into the Maduro regime is a direct threat against\u2062 U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-war-vets-warn-biden-against-shuttering-gitmo\/\" title=\"Congressional War Vets Warn Biden Against Shuttering Gitmo\">national security interests<\/a> and the \u200csafety and wellbeing of our region,\u201d Rubio said recently.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio\u200b stressed Maduro is not \u200dto be trusted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe regime\u2019s political\u2064 and economic\u2063 mismanagement \u200dhas caused the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-660000-individuals-flee-ukraine-could-reach-four-million-report-says\/\" title=\"More Than 660,000 Individuals Flee Ukraine, Could Reach Four Million, Report Says\">largest refugee crisis<\/a> in the world, which\u2062 has driven more than 7 million Venezuelans to\u200b flee their homeland,\u201d he added. \u201cTo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uc-berkeley-spends-25-million-a-year-on-diversity-and-inclusion\/\" title=\"UC Berkeley Spends  Million A Year On \u2018Diversity And Inclusion\u2019\">make things worse<\/a>, the narco-regime continues\u2064 to fund terrorist\u200c organizations in neighboring Colombia as well as fomenting\u2062 instability and serving as sponsors of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-lift-some-venezuelan-sanctions-if-they-pinky-promise-to-hold-free-elections\/\" title=\"Biden to ease Venezuelan sanctions if they commit to fair elections.\">major international drug trafficking ring<\/a> \u2062that contributes to the growing opioid\u2063 epidemic in our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden has\u200d made it \u2064a habit to engage in dialogue\u200c with Maduro by easing sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Rubio blasted Biden for his appeasement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden claims to support democracy and \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ai-babies-are-a-thing-and-theyre-raising-major-ethical-questions\/\" title=\"'AI Babies' Exist, Prompting Ethical Concerns\">human \u2063rights<\/a>, but his\u200b foreign\u2063 policy strategy is actually built\u200b around appeasement and giving concessions to dictators,\u201d\u00a0Rubio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubio.senate.gov\/rubio-on-venezuela-sanctions-relief-president-biden-continues-to-appease-dictators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in \u200dMay 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimply put, President Biden is strengthening illegitimate, corrupt regimes in our\u200d hemisphere that \u2064undermine\u200d American national security,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>This \u2062latest report also comes as the Biden administration openly brags about slowing down U.S. oil production. \u2063Venezuela\u2019s oil production? \u2063Go right ahead, Maduro,\u2062 just ensure it\u2019s a so-called fair election\u2063 \u2014 what\u2062 does that mean exactly?<\/p>\n<p>Well, at home, the GOP frontrunner is facing lawfare \u2062via \u2064a\u2063 litany of\u200c arguably bogus indictments \u2014 which should\u2063 give you \u200dan\u2063 idea as\u200b to how seriously Biden takes making\u2063 sure elections are free and \u2064fair.<\/p>\n<p>America last, indeed.<\/p>\n<p><i>The \u200dviews \u2064expressed in this piece are the \u2062author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/i><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the reasons behind Marco Rubio&#8217;s opposition to investment into the Venezuelan economy?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200dInvestment\u200c into the Venezuelan economy, \u200cshould be \u200cvigorously opposed,\u201d \u2064Rubio\u2062 \u2063stated in\u200c the letter.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out \u2064\u200cthat Maduro\u2019s regime has consistently \u200bviolated agreements and promises in the\u200b past, \u2062\u2063and\u200c \u200blifting sanctions without \u2062verifiable reforms would only serve to \u2064empower\u2063 and enrich \u2062the dictator and his cronies.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio\u2019s \u200bconcerns are well-founded. \u2064The\u2064 Maduro\u2062 regime\u2064 has been responsible for \u2062widespread \u2064human rights abuses, \u2063corruption, \u2061and economic mismanagement. The people of \u2063Venezuela have suffered greatly\u2064 under his\u200c rule, \u2063with \u2063millions \u200dforced to flee the country \u2064due to \u2061poverty, \u2064violence, \u2064and lack of basic \u2064necessities\u200c. \u200cEasing sanctions without \u2063substantial\u2063 guarantees \u200dof democratic\u2062 reforms will only perpetuate the suffering of the Venezuelan people.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Biden\u2019s approach \u2063to \u2063Venezuela raises questions about\u200c the administration\u2019s overall stance \u2061toward \u200boppressive regimes \u2063and human rights abuses \u2063worldwide. If the U.S. is \u200cwilling to negotiate with \u2063and potentially \u200clift sanctions \u2063on\u200b a dictator\u200b like Maduro, it sends a troubling message \u200dto other authoritarian\u200c leaders that\u200b they may not face\u200d consequences for their actions.\u200c It undermines \u200dthe credibility of the U.S. as\u200c a global defender \u2062of\u2063 democracy \u200dand human rights.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the potential lifting of\u2064 sanctions could have \u2064negative \u200bimplications for regional \u2062stability. Venezuela\u2019s \u2064government has been involved\u2064 in \u2062destabilizing\u2064 \u2063activities\u2064 \u2063across Latin America, \u2063supporting \u2062repressive\u2063 regimes \u2063and\u200d insurgencies\u200d in \u2061countries like \u2063\u2063Cuba, \u2061Nicaragua, \u2061and\u200c Bolivia. Allowing the\u2062 Venezuelan \u2062regime\u2062 \u2064access\u2062 to\u2063 billions\u2062 of dollars \u200dcould further enable \u2062these \u2062destabilizing \u2064actions, \u2063posing a threat to the security and\u2062 stability \u200bof the\u2064 region.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration \u200dshould reconsider its \u2062approach \u2064to\u2060 Venezuela. The Maduro regime\u2062 cannot be trusted to\u2063 fulfill its\u200b promises of \u2062democratic\u2064 reforms, \u2062and\u2062 lifting sanctions without \u2063substantial guarantees\u2063 \u2063would \u2062only \u2061strengthen \u2062a corrupt dictatorship. The U.S. must \u2064demonstrate a firm commitment \u2062to\u2060 defending democracy \u2063and \u200chuman rights, even in the face \u200bof difficult choices. Allowing \u2062America\u2019s enemies\u2062 to benefit from \u2062lenient policies only undermines our own interests and values.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This author reiterates: President Joe Biden is America&#8217;s enemies&#8217; best friend. Evidence lies in his administration&#8217;s alleged plan to ease Venezuelan sanctions in exchange for free elections promised by the Maduro government. This was revealed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":326,"featured_media":2062743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2062742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2062742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2062742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2062742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2062743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2062742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2062742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2062742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}