{"id":2357593,"date":"2024-10-21T15:42:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T19:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-republican-representatives-stand-in-solidarity-with-honduran-opposition-candidate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-21T15:43:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T19:43:46","slug":"florida-republican-representatives-stand-in-solidarity-with-honduran-opposition-candidate-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-republican-representatives-stand-in-solidarity-with-honduran-opposition-candidate-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Republican representatives stand in solidarity with Honduran opposition candidate &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fflorida-republican-representatives-stand-in-solidarity-with-honduran-opposition-candidate-washington-examiner%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=2357593&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--><p>Florida \u2064Republican representatives Maria Salazar and Carlos Gimenez expressed\u2062 their support for Salvador \u2063Nasralla, an opposition candidate to Honduran President Xiomara Castro, during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">press conference<\/a>. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-drops-old-testament-message-for-hamas-reminds-them-what-god-had-in-store-for-the-wicked-amalek\/\" title=\"Netanyahu ditches biblical tone, warns Hamas of divine retribution for Amalek&#039;s wickedness.\">event occurred shortly<\/a> after \u200bprotests \u2063in Honduras demanding Castro&#8217;s resignation, ahead of the upcoming elections. Salazar, drawing from her experience as a \u200cjournalist, emphasized the resilience and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-to-new-life-in-the-new-year\/\" title=\"Here&#039;s to New Life in the New Year\">hard work<\/a> of the\u200b Honduran people, advocating for better <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weak-government-complicit-media-silicon-valley-are-torching-america\/\" title=\"Weak Government, Complicit Media, Silicon Valley Are Torching America\">political leadership<\/a>. Gimenez highlighted the importance of freedom in nations like Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, warning against negative political trends in the \u2063region.\u2062 The\u200c representatives are gearing up for next year&#8217;s elections in Honduras, asserting their commitment\u2063 to supporting democratic \u2064values.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Florida Republican representatives stand in solidarity with Honduran opposition candidate<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1838677\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Reps. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3191484\/salazar-slams-biden-harris-administration-for-fema-financial-woes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Maria Salazar\">Maria Salazar<\/a> (R-FL) and Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) demonstrated their support for the opponent of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/honduras\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Honduran<\/a> President Xiomara Castro on Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>With two weeks left until Election Day in the United States, Salazar and Gimenez are prepping for next year&rsquo;s election in Honduras. A month after demonstrations took place in the country demanding Castro resign, the representatives held a press conference alongside her opponent, former Vice President Salvador Nasralla.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know Tegucigalpa very well. I know the country very well after my career as a journalist. I know the people are hard workers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/things-that-donald-trump-did-not-do\/\" title=\"Things That Donald Trump Did Not Do\">good people<\/a> and that they deserve &mdash; that deserve &mdash; better political leadership than they have,&rdquo; Salazar told reporters in Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know that there are countries right now that aren&rsquo;t free,&rdquo; Gimenez said. &ldquo;Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua. Other countries are headed in that direction. We have to stop what&rsquo;s happening here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FRepMariaSalazar%2Fvideos%2F894551452280331%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Castro has come under fire due to her alleged ties to drug traffickers. A video from a decade ago emerged of her own brother-in-law, Carlos Zelaya, negotiating with such actors.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Salazar <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MaElviraSalazar\/status\/1831385843162083665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1831385843162083665%7Ctwgr%5E9425f33aff990db7e39f8b6dfd4a991038897a8e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffloridianpress.com%2F2024%2F09%2Fsalazar-condemns-honduran-president-entangled-in-drug-trafficking-scandal%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"previously slammed\">previously slammed<\/a> Castro for undoing an extradition treaty with the U.S. shortly after the allegations against her brother arose. A week later, a video emerged of Zelaya interacting with alleged traffickers.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Castro is the wife of former President Manuel Zelaya, who served from 2002 until 2006, when he was removed from office in a coup d&rsquo;etat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1838677\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1838677\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida GOP reps back Honduran opposition candidate Salazar and Gimenez support Castro&#8217;s rival<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2357594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24269621234083.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[5113,21717,43444,3756,19726],"class_list":["post-2357593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-florida","tag-honduras","tag-opposition-candidate","tag-republicans","tag-solidarity"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24269621234083.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357593","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2357593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2357593\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2357594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2357593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2357593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2357593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}